Wanted – Nurses
Currently, new entrants into the healthcare industry are faced with a dearth of about 40,000 skilled nurses in the industry and a huge demand for those that …
Other
Beyond in 2003
Sri Lankan Tea Exports is headed for a record high, with industry officials hoping for the total export quantity to exceed the landmark 300 million kilos. …
Tea Captain
Director of Gordon Frazer – Niraj de Mel, is poised to take over as CEO of the umbrella body the Tea Association of Sri Lanka. Appointed last week, he is …
Shady Deals
Meanwhile Pramuka Merchant Corporation, an affiliate financial firm, of the bank also stopped repaying its maturing bondholders.rn rnEmployees say that the …
Road To eLanka
The government unveiled a road map to wire the countries population for economic and social advancement.The Information communications technology plan is …
Poverty Alleviation Party
The Samurdhi program is getting a clean up in an attempt to get back on track with the schemes original objective.While, some poverty alleviation has been …
Tea (Pvt) Ltd
Moves to set up an Export Marketing Council for the tea industry is underway that will take over Tea Board promotions and include officials from the Export …
Fair Deals
A separate Monopolies and Mergers Commission is being spun off from the new Consumer Protection Act, Fair Trading Commission (FTC) officials said.Modelled on …
Falling Numbers
Sri Lankas tea crop slipped to 20.7 mn kilos in August, its lowest since 1999 when a figure of 19.4 mn kilos was recorded. Asia Siyaka Commodity brokers did …
Computers In Business
A new law that will formally recognize transactions and contracts made through computers is now being drafted officials say.Sri Lankan law does not recognize …
Overhaul of key financial legislations
The Central Bank is seeking consultancy expertise to help overhaul key financial legislations early next year.The US$ 30 mn World Bank grant project will cover …
Legal Clean Up
The Central Bank is seeking legal expertise to help overhaul key financial legislations early next year.The project will cover the Monetary Law Act, Banking …
Bankruptcy Law Coming
US style bankruptcy protection laws are on the pipeline covering sole traders and partnerships in addition to limited liability companies.The Private sector …
Tinkering With Monetary Laws
The amended Monetary Law will refocus the Central Bank to key objectives of economic, price and the financial system stability. The Central Bank presently …
Fresh Look
The Act will be brought in line Basle requirements and international best practices.rn rnThe Banking Law governs commercial and specialized banks.rn rnThe SEC …
Oxidising Tea
At the laboratories of the tea research centre, scientists are brewing a new cup of tea. They are testing the properties lquote Ceylon Tea grown in various …
Fast Track
Cabinet has rubber stamped a Labour Ministry proposal to clear a backlog of fifteen thousand labour tribunal cases on a fast track basis. The proposal to be …
Freeing Labour
Cabinet has rubber stamped a Labour Ministrys proposal to clear a backlog of 15,000 labour tribunal cases on a lquote 4:2:1 solution.The proposal to be …
Stretching Rubber
Out-grower schemes for rubber in non-traditional planting areas are being developed as one way to bridge an expected shortfall in top quality grades for the …
Recovery Mode
Sri Lankan tea production has swung into rapid recovery mode following a weak first quarter, to end at 181.8 mn kilos to date, up from 3.6 mn kilos the …