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Feb 22 (LBO) - Some workers at Sri Lanka's state owned power utility struck work on Wednesday in protest over unpaid wages, without disrupting power supplies. …
Feb 22 (LBO) - Some workers at Sri Lanka's state owned power utility struck work on Wednesday in protest over unpaid wages, without disrupting power supplies. …
Feb. 21 (LBO) -- Sri Lanka’s telecom tariffs will be put to the test under a new cost based study initiated by the island’s telco watchdog. The …
Feb. 21 (LBO) - About 50 public sector trade unions called off a planned strike, giving the government a ten day ultimatum to sort out salary anomalies. Unions …
Feb. 20 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is staying tough on bird flu regulations, despite reports that an Indian man suspected to have died of avian influenza, was in …
Reports that the treasury has set off tax liabilities of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation against the full subsidy due from the government, has raised …
Feb. 20 (LBO) - India's Reliance group is scouting for investment opportunities in Sri Lanka, with an eye on oil exploration in potential areas off Mannar on …
Feb. 19 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is to go ahead with a controversial plan to tax imported film and television programs, which may result in the entertainment of …
Sri Lanka’s telecom watchdog on Friday gave a 15 day ultimatum to seven telco firms for delays in presenting their financial statements. Firms failing to …
Feb. 17 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Seylan Bank Friday announced plans to boost capital by a billion rupees through a rights issue. The bank plans to issue …
Feb. 17 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) said Friday, group net profits for the fourth quarter of 2005 topped Rs. 604 million, despite continued losses …
Feb. 16 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Ceylinco Insurance Co. Ltd. said Thursday that they retained their market leadership in the insurance sector last year, with …
Feb. 16 (LBO) – State owned People's Bank is hoping for a credit upgrade in the near future, a top official said. General Manager Asoka de Silva says a …
Feb. 16 (LBO) – Transport experts say more private vehicles are coming into Colombo despite a drop in the number of people traveling to the city. Fewer …
Jan 16 (LBO) - Sri Lanka™s Registrar General™s Department will computerise its database of birth certificates issued since 1864, for easier access to …
Feb. 15 (LBO) – Deutsche Bank's Colombo branch has retained the top spot for custodian services among four key foreign banks operating in Sri Lanka, …
Jan 15 (LBO) - Eagle Insurance notched up a 103 percent growth in net profits to Rs. 515 million for 2005, buoyed by rapid growth in its life and non-life …
Feb. 15 (LBO) – Smaller lubricant players are asking the Sri Lankan government to scrap a five-year license fee and instead opt for a 0.5 percent tax on …
Feb 13 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s NDB Bank Monday said group net profit for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2005 was Rs. 462.8 million over Rs. 30.7 …
Feb. 13 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Richard Pieris Group, owners of the 'Arpico' brand, are ploughing Rs. 150 million to generate energy off trees, a top …
Feb13 (LBO) - Luxury car importers DIMO Lanka says a hefty 214 percent tax on high engine capacity vehicle imports has not slowed down sales significantly. …