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Sri Lankan nabbed attempting to smuggle in gold worth over Rs. 2 million
LOCAL

Sri Lankan nabbed attempting to smuggle in gold worth over Rs. 2 million

Sri Lanka Customs officials at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake have arrested a Sri Lankan man who was attempting…

byFaraz Shauketaly16/05/2018
European Union parliament delegation visits BOI Katunayake zone
BUSINESS

European Union parliament delegation visits BOI Katunayake zone

A delegation consisting of 6 members of the European Parliament visited the Katunayake Export Processing Zone following an invitation by…

byFaraz Shauketaly12/04/201812/04/2018
Security tightened at Sri Lanka international airport due to protest by striking employees
LOCAL

Security tightened at Sri Lanka international airport due to protest by striking employees

Security has been beefed up at the premises of Sri Lanka’s Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake as a tense situation…

byFaraz Shauketaly03/04/2018
Celebrating 15th Anniversary  INSEE Ecocycle Opens New Waste Analysis Lab to Uplift Waste Management in Sri Lanka
BUSINESS

Celebrating 15th Anniversary INSEE Ecocycle Opens New Waste Analysis Lab to Uplift Waste Management in Sri Lanka

Celebrating its 15th year as Sri Lanka’s leading sustainable waste management solutions provider, INSEE Ecocycle, opened its new waste analysis…

byFaraz Shauketaly29/03/2018
Japan to donate 8 fire engines to Sri Lanka’s EPZs
BUSINESS

Japan to donate 8 fire engines to Sri Lanka’s EPZs

The Government of Japan has decided to provide 8 fire engines along with firefighting equipment to Sri Lanka’s Export Processing…

byFaraz Shauketaly22/03/2018
Three Indian nationals smuggling gold arrested at Sri Lanka’s Colombo airport
LOCAL

Three Indian nationals smuggling gold arrested at Sri Lanka’s Colombo airport

Sri Lanka Customs officials at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake have arrested three Indian nationals smuggling over Rs. 5…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/02/201824/02/2018
Plan to develop Ratmalana Airport to provide efficient international flight services
LOCAL

Plan to develop Ratmalana Airport to provide efficient international flight services

The Sri Lankan government has drawn up a master plan to develop the Ratmalana Airport to provide efficient domestic and…

byFaraz Shauketaly21/02/2018
Three new tourist zones will be set up in Puttalam district – PM
BUSINESS

Three new tourist zones will be set up in Puttalam district – PM

Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says that measures will be taken to set up three new tourist zones in…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/02/2018
Prime Minister says unemployment can be eradicated with a strong investment market
BUSINESS

Prime Minister says unemployment can be eradicated with a strong investment market

Ranil Wickremesinghe says that creating a strong investment market could eradicate unemployment in this country. The Premier made this comment…

byFaraz Shauketaly11/01/2018
Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka up by 3.2 percent in 2017 despite set-backs
BUSINESS

Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka up by 3.2 percent in 2017 despite set-backs

Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka reached an all-time high of 2,116,407 in 2017 according to the latest data released by…

byFaraz Shauketaly07/01/201807/01/2018

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