Category: Other
Extreme weather continue to beat at high and mid grown tea production
Extreme weather conditions continue to beat at high and mid grown tea production, with the sectors output dropping 10.27 percent since August 2003. Extreme weather conditions continue to beat at high and mid grown tea production, with the sectors output dropping 10.27 percent since August 2003. Asia Siyaka Commodity Brokers reported that the high and […]
Additional one rupee cess on made teas to fund replanting in estates
A draft Cabinet paper to allow the Tea Board to slap on an additional one rupee cess on made teas will be presented to policy makers shortly.A draft Cabinet paper to allow the Tea Board to slap on an additional one rupee cess on made teas will be presented to policy makers shortly. The additional […]
Retarded by Red Tape
South Asian countries had made little progress last year to improve their investment climate there by missing out on growth opportunities, according to a recent World Bank study.South Asian countries had made little progress last year to improve their investment climate there by missing out on growth opportunities, according to a recent World Bank study. […]
Making A Difference
Adding diversity to the work place is something management trainers promote for creative problem solving.Adding diversity to the work place is something management trainers promote for creative problem solving. An NGO and the Employers Federation of Ceylon are now working to introduce companies to differently-abled people who they say can help create a vibrant work […]
Vital health indicators in Sri Lanka’s plantation sector have improved significantly since privatisation, a key industry apex body says.
Vital health indicators in Sri Lanka’s plantation sector have improved significantly since privatisation and the establishment of the Plantation Housing and Social Welfare Trust (PHSWT) in 1992, an industry apex body said this week.Vital health indicators in Sri Lanka’s plantation sector have improved significantly since privatisation and the establishment of the Plantation Housing and Social […]
Gold Conspiracy
Sri Lanka Customs have filed documents in the Court of Appeal which bares an alleged scheme to subvert officials in at least three government departments in a an elaborate conspiracy to defraud the government of tens of millions of rupees in revenue, from the import of GoldQuest products.Sri Lanka Customs have filed documents in the […]
Gold Revelation
Contradicting all previous claims that GoldQuest products are priced at several times their real gold value because of a supposed ‘numismatic’ value, the company has revealed to the Court of Appeal that its products are over priced because it has membership maintenance fees incorporated into the sale price. Contradicting all previous claims that GoldQuest products […]
Second Act
The Strategic Enterprise Management Agency (SEMA) is drawing up legislation to permanently insulate state institutions from political interference.The Strategic Enterprise Management Agency (SEMA) is drawing up legislation to permanently insulate state institutions from political interference. The Act will give Singapore-style independence for state owned institutions to take commercial decisions. “In our Charter, one of the […]
Law on Order
Human rights groups in Sri Lanka want national budgetary allocations to improve law and order in the island. Human rights groups in Sri Lanka want national budgetary allocations to improve law and order in the island. Clear budgetary allocations are needed, says the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), in a statement Thursday, to contain the […]
Wage talks fall off, giving Plantation Minister till end September to make good on promise
A preliminary round of wage talks fell through, with the Unions saying it is tough negotiation for a Rs.400 a day wage. A preliminary round of wage talks fell through, with the Unions saying it is tough negotiation for a Rs. 400 a day wage. Unions say a Rs. 400 a day wage promise by […]
Rights Reserved
Sri Lanka’s publishing industry says enough is enough and has called in Asia’s only piracy catcher, to crack down copycat publishers ripping off almost half of the island’s US$ 6 mn book market.Sri Lanka’s publishing industry says enough is enough and has called in Asia’s only piracy catcher, to crack down copycat publishers ripping off […]
Empty Shell
The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) plans to take legal action against Shell and Laugfs for prematurely increasing gas prices.The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) plans to take legal action against Shell and Laugfs for prematurely increasing gas prices. The CAA says the gas retailers jumped the gun on a one-month waiting period, as required by law, […]