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Sri Lankan Coconut Product Exporters meet Australian Business Associations
BUSINESS

Sri Lankan Coconut Product Exporters meet Australian Business Associations

The Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Melbourne in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Coconut Development Authority organized a well-attended…

byFaraz Shauketaly13/09/2018
Government decides to provide fertilizer to farmers instead of vouchers
BUSINESS

Government decides to provide fertilizer to farmers instead of vouchers

The government has decided to revert back to the old way of providing required fertilizer directly to the farmers at…

byFaraz Shauketaly22/03/2018
CAA takes 400 Colombo traders to court
LOCAL

CAA takes 400 Colombo traders to court

The Consumer Affairs Authority has taken legal action against 400 traders who sold coconuts at a higher rate than the…

byFaraz Shauketaly27/12/2017
Sri Lanka takes short term measures to reduce rising cost of living
LOCAL

Sri Lanka takes short term measures to reduce rising cost of living

The government of Sri Lanka has taken steps to implement several short term measures to arrest the rising cost of…

byFaraz Shauketaly08/12/2017
Coconuts prices to change as new controlled prices break into the market
BUSINESS

Coconuts prices to change as new controlled prices break into the market

The Consumer Affairs Authority says, new controlled prices will be imposed on several non-essential items.The Authority stated, the gazette will…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/12/2017
CBSL issue warnings despite 0.2% decline in inflation
BUSINESS

CBSL issue warnings despite 0.2% decline in inflation

Colombo Consumers’ Price Index measured the inflation in November as 7.6%, having recorded 7.8% October. Despite the drop, the Central…

byFaraz Shauketaly04/12/2017
State Minister attends swearing-in ceremony of Kenya President
LOCAL

State Minister attends swearing-in ceremony of Kenya President

State Minister of Foreign Affairs Vasantha Senanayake, represented the Government of Sri Lanka at the swearing-in ceremony of President elect Uhuru Kenyatta…

byFaraz Shauketaly03/12/2017
THE FULL EXTENT OF TREACHERY
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THE FULL EXTENT OF TREACHERY

It was expected that yesterday (Friday the thirteenth, no less) would be the final day for the commission probing the…

byAdmin30/10/201731/10/2017

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