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LOCALMain Story

Protected: Rs 3,600,000,000 IDENTIFIED IN HONG KONG

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byFaraz Shauketaly01/09/201817/09/2021
Over Rs. 2.5 b losses incurred by Mahapola Trust fund
LOCALMain Story

Over Rs. 2.5 b losses incurred by Mahapola Trust fund

The two fund management companies set up to handle Mahapola Higher Education Trust Fund are to be liquidated after incurring…

byFaraz Shauketaly01/09/2018
Government to slam price controls on micro-finance
LOCALMain Story

Government to slam price controls on micro-finance

Government is planning to bring law to control interest rates on micro-finance to 30 percent, the finance ministry said, raising…

byFaraz Shauketaly01/09/2018
Retirement age for specialist doctors extended
LOCALMain Story

Retirement age for specialist doctors extended

The government has decided to extend the service period of specialist doctors up to 63 years of age. The Gazette…

byFaraz Shauketaly30/08/2018
SriLankan Airlines increases capacity between Colombo and Singapore
BUSINESSMain Story

SriLankan Airlines increases capacity between Colombo and Singapore

SriLankan Airlines is significantly expanding its capacity on the Colombo-Singapore-Colombo route with the introduction of wide bodied Airbus A330 aircraft.…

byFaraz Shauketaly30/08/201830/08/2018
Cotton Collection divests to Softlogic Group
BUSINESSMain Story

Cotton Collection divests to Softlogic Group

Iconic Sri Lankan fashion retailer, Cotton Collection Ltd. yesterday announced that it has divested for an undisclosed amount its shares…

byFaraz Shauketaly29/08/2018
EPF to return to stock market
BUSINESSMain Story

EPF to return to stock market

Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy CB chief insists transparency and accountability improved sufficiently in trading guidelines Challenges of new Foreign Exchange Act to…

byFaraz Shauketaly29/08/201829/08/2018
Alarms raised as aid convoy with Prabhakaran’s pics arrive in Kerala
LOCALMain Story

Alarms raised as aid convoy with Prabhakaran’s pics arrive in Kerala

The police in Kottayam, Kerala were alarmed as a caravan of trucks bearing flags similar to that of the Tamil…

byFaraz Shauketaly28/08/2018
June trade deficit hits $ 795 m
BUSINESSMain Story

June trade deficit hits $ 795 m

Despite exports topping $ 1 billion in June Sri Lanka’s external sector delivered a mixed performance with the trade deficit climbing…

byFaraz Shauketaly28/08/2018
Majority of hoteliers want Minimum Room Rate to stay
BUSINESSMain Story

Majority of hoteliers want Minimum Room Rate to stay

Emphatic ‘Yes’ vote by 23 of 25 star class hotels in the city during emergency meeting last week Colombo City Hotels…

byFaraz Shauketaly27/08/2018

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