Base Cost
Telco firms will meet the telecom watchdog Tuesday to discuss termination rates proposed in a recent consultant cost study.Telecommunications Regulatory …
Industry
Private port
Colombo South Harbor, which will be more than double the ports capacity to handle containers, is likely to be built with private sector help.Colombo Port will …
Tourism bull
The tourism market is expected to grow at 20% a year over the next five years according to stockbroker estimates. They also say that high spending tourists and …
DFCC gets Merc Bank
DFCC bank plans to offer more commercial banking products to its customers once it acquires a small commercial bank.DFCC says they will not merge operations …
Floodgates
The market raced past the 1000 point mark on Friday in a frenzy of largely local interest, in levels last seen eight years ago.rnrnThe All Share Index climbed …
Hambantota Woes
The Hambantota Port project may not get off ground as soon as expected, Ports Minister Rauf Hakeem warned today.The Canadian firm SNC Lavelin offered to …
Beyond Beaches
Surviving through two decades of fluctuating fortunes, tourism is now moving to giddier heights of the big spenders and a niche of expensive boutique …
Earth Slip
The Government has approached the United Nations in Geneva for US$ 27.5 mn rnin short term relief to rebuild houses and infrastructure damaged in recent …
Quick Time
Sri Lanka Telecom has started rolling out the first phase of its plan to innovative broadband access technologies for residential and business customers. ADSL …
Building Blocks
Standard concession agreements are being drawn up for the road sector, spelling out the financial, technical and legal A to Zs for potential private …
Fail Safe
A blueprint for a proposed social security net for retrenched workers has got the Treasury go-ahead, with the changes to be gazetted in two weeks.rnldblquote …
Short Circuit
rnRegulators are holding back on a date to auction overseas call access codes due to a lack of interconnection between operators.rnrnPreviously, the auction …
Creating Wealth
National Wealth Corporation, the governments new wealth management agency, is offering its expertise to government institutions, private firms and high …
Silent Watch
Watching for a leopard is patient labour; Studying the elusive and protected wildcat is something else altogether. But prohibitive research costs has …
Tug-O-War
Shippers and exporters are pushing hard for legislation to resolve a long standing billing dispute with ship agents and owners.Shippers say the charge is being …
HSBC Believes
A top HSBC executive says the banks operations in emerging markets like Sri Lanka play an important role in adding value to their global network.While some …
Edu.Online
An ADB sponsored project will roll out a series of distance education tele-centers countrywide, so students left out of the state system can get those degrees …
Pirates Ahoy
Exporters are calling the inclusion of a significant part of lquote on the ship expenses to the terminal handling charge (THC), technically a recovery of land …
Reforms Ahead
The World Bank, Tuesday, approved a US$ 40.3 mn credit line to re-structure Sri Lankas tertiary education sector. online pharmacy buy diflucan with best prices …
Switching Station
Telia AB of Sweden is replacing its representative and the Managing Director in its Sri Lankan venture Suntel Limited from July 1.After four years at the top, …