By Ashwin Hemmathagama – Our Lobby Correspondent The Government plans to bring in new laws in September to enhance the scope and the independent dec ..
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Despite global and local challenges, Sri Lanka’s merchandised and service exports have risen by 11.4% to $ 8.5 billion in the first half of this yea
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Reports that Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s name does not appear on the US government’s quarterly list of citizens who have renounced their American citizen
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Air India has announced the launch of Mumbai-Colombo from September and will resume its second daily flight to Colombo from New Delhi. For business t
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Lawmakers passed a historical resolution yesterday in Parliament, adding 1,105 acres of the Port City Colombo to Sri Lanka under the provisions of the
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United National Party will select its Presidential candidate for the upcoming election with the agreement of the parties who come aboard in a broader
Wednesday, 24 July 2019 00:14 Views - 289
Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera yesterday ordered Customs to conduct an investigation into the import of containers containing clinical waste to
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Leading tyre brand CEAT has unveiled a new series of radial tyres in Sri Lanka following an investment of Rs. 350 million to further upgrade the quali
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Reuters: Sri Lankan shares closed firmer on Tuesday, led by gains in diversified and banking stocks, while the rupee weakened on higher importer dolla
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The Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) C.D. Wickramaratne yesterday decided to give a reward of Rs. 5 million to the individual who had provided
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By Ashwin Hemmathagama – Our Lobby Correspondent Sri Lanka’s economy is expected to rebound in the remaining quarters of 2019, due to policy measu
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Lawmakers passed a historical resolution yesterday in Parliament, adding 1,105 acres of the Port City Colombo to Sri Lanka under the provisions of the
Wednesday, 24 July 2019 00:00 Views - 86
The Joint Opposition (JO) yesterday called on President Maithripala Sirisena to take measures to prevent future imports of medical waste that could le
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Opposition lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday criticised the Government in Parliament for not updating the House on details of the waste cont
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President Maithripala Sirisena has said he rejects allegations levelled against his administration over the Easter Sunday attacks and emphasised that
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The bail revision application filed before the Colombo High Court against the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s order granting bail to IGP Pujith Jayasunda
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Currently, over one in every 14 households in Sri Lanka has an international migrant, while one in every 11 households receives remittances. In this
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By Ashwin Hemmathagama – Our Lobby Correspondent Opposition lawmakers including Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday requested Speaker Karu
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The High-Level Forum on sustainable development and the High Level Segment of Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) meeting was held from 8 to 19 July
Wednesday, 24 July 2019
My children have two different passports, making them a sort of case study in the stupidity and ultimate cruelty of passports. My daughter has a white
Wednesday, 24 July 2019
With the growth of cross broader international trade, economic liberalisation and relocation of manufacturing facilities to economical location in sea
Wednesday, 24 July 2019
A number of very important people called to thank me for inviting them to the very popular presentation by Dr. Howard Nicholas. It was held on 18 July
Monday, 22 July 2019
Drawing lessons from Vietnam’s experiences
The Sri Lanka-born economist attached to The Hague based Institute of Social Studies – Dr. Howard Nicho
Monday, 22 July 2019
When you read the title of this article, you will probably feel disgusted with me as selling our water has been a controversial topic since a long tim
