IMF satisfied with SL but urges greater progress
End-December 2017 quantitative performance criteria under three-year Extended Fund Facility program met Says Govt. has successfully advanced fiscal consolidation and strengthened international…
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Sri Lanka President appoints members to the Office on Missing Persons
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has appointed seven members to the Office on Missing Persons (OMP) and handed over the…
Government’s aim is to create a young generation capable of defeating tribal views – Minister Mangala Samaraweera
Minister of Finance and Mass Media, Mangala Samaraweera says that the aim of the government is to create a young…
Sri Lanka Health Minister refuses to grant concessions to companies on proposed sugar tax for sweetened beverages
Sri Lanka’s Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Dr. Rajitha Senaratne says that he refuses to give any concessions…
‘Enterprise Sri Lanka’ program to create new entrepreneurs to be launched in March
Minister of Finance and Mass Media Mangala Samaraweera has said that the ‘Enterprise Sri Lanka’ program proposed in the 2018…
Critical advertising blitz to boost tourism kicks off in Feb.
SLTPB Chairman Udaya Nanayakkara says $ 3.5 m digital promotion campaign to go live in Germany, the UK, France, India…
Only a vote for UNP can strengthen local governments – PM
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today announced that the elections for island wide local government bodies will be held…
Sri Lanka mobile telecommunications industry asks to remove proposed Tower Levy
The mobile telecommunications industry of Sri Lanka says the Rs. 200,000 per month levy on cellular towers proposed in the…
Controlled price imposed on several essential food items
The Essential Food Commodities Importers and Traders Association has said that a controlled price has been imposed on several essential…
Budget proposes a large number of measures to enhance Sri Lanka’s tourism sector
A large number of proposals have been introduced in the 2018 budget to enhance the tourism sector of Sri Lanka.…