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On-arrival visa fiasco drains VFS Global’s confidence in Sri Lanka
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On-arrival visa fiasco drains VFS Global’s confidence in Sri Lanka

VFS Global which has been caught in the center of controversy in the on arrival visa issuance at the Bandaranaike…

byP C James08/05/2024
Sri Lanka’s Cabinet Approves 20-Year Power Purchase Agreement with Adani
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Sri Lanka’s Cabinet Approves 20-Year Power Purchase Agreement with Adani

Sri Lanka’s Cabinet has granted approvalto enter in to a 20 year power purchase agreement with Adani Green Energy for…

byP C James08/05/2024
Applications called for appointment of members to Office of Missing Persons
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Applications called for appointment of members to Office of Missing Persons

Applications from eligible persons are called for to fill the vacancies for the posts of members in the Office on…

byCeylon Independent06/05/2024
Sri Lanka Visa mess : Tourism stakeholders write to President highlighting major concerns
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Sri Lanka Visa mess : Tourism stakeholders write to President highlighting major concerns

Sri Lanka’s key tourism stakeholders are urging President to intervene in a recent change to the tourist visa process, which…

byP C James04/05/2024
Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka Sign Investment Promotion MoU
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Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka Sign Investment Promotion MoU

Minister of Investment of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Khalid Al Falih, and Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry signed…

byP C James02/05/2024
President calls on opposition to help safeguard Sri Lanka’s agreement with IMF
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President calls on opposition to help safeguard Sri Lanka’s agreement with IMF

President Ranil Wickremesinghe called upon the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), the Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) and other political parties to…

byP C James02/05/2024
Sri Lanka Faces Tough Road Ahead Despite Economic Wins – IMF
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Sri Lanka Faces Tough Road Ahead Despite Economic Wins – IMF

Krishna Srinivasan, Director of the Asia and Pacific Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), noted that Sri Lanka’s performance…

byP C James01/05/2024
A.E. Goonesinha (1 May 1891–1 August 1967): First Labour Leader of Sri Lanka
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A.E. Goonesinha (1 May 1891–1 August 1967): First Labour Leader of Sri Lanka

A.E. Goonesinha started his professional career as a journalist and publisher of the Journal “Search Light” to support the National Movement.…

byP C James01/05/2024
CBK Admits Mistake in Supporting Sirisena Presidency
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CBK Admits Mistake in Supporting Sirisena Presidency

Former Sri Lankan President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, now the Patron of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), delivered a stark…

byP C James30/04/2024
Interest rate on EPF to be increased to 13%: Siyambalapitiya
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Interest rate on EPF to be increased to 13%: Siyambalapitiya

Steps would be taken to increase the interest rate of the Employee’s Provident Fund (EPF) from the existing 9 percent…

byP C James29/04/2024

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