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Printcare Clinches Coveted ‘Sri Lanka Master Printer 2018’
BUSINESS

Printcare Clinches Coveted ‘Sri Lanka Master Printer 2018’

Printcare Plc, Sri Lanka’s leading exporter of packaging, renowned for its innovative printing and packaging solutions, triumphed as the overall…

byFaraz Shauketaly29/03/2018
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
President raises seed potato subsidy, stops re-exporting of tea and black pepper
BUSINESSMain Story

President raises seed potato subsidy, stops re-exporting of tea and black pepper

President Mahinda Rajapaksa said that measures will be taken to increase the 50 percent subsidy for seed potatoes currently given…

byFaraz Shauketaly29/01/201829/01/2018
Sri Lanka achieves record exports in 2017
BUSINESSMain Story

Sri Lanka achieves record exports in 2017

Full year figure of $ 11.4 billion up 10% from 2016 and surpassed previous best of $ 11.1 billion in 2014 Government policy on…

byFaraz Shauketaly22/01/201822/01/2018
Australia-Sri Lanka trade reaches $1.3 billion
BUSINESS

Australia-Sri Lanka trade reaches $1.3 billion

Trade between Australia and Sri Lanka has surged to a record high of A$1.3 billion in 2016-17, on the back…

byFaraz Shauketaly10/01/2018
President Sirisena elaborates on the SLFP and possible successors
LOCAL

President Sirisena elaborates on the SLFP and possible successors

President Maithripala Sirisena announced that the Pakistani Prime Minister has promised to immediately dispatch 40,000 metric tonnes of Urea fertilizer…

byFaraz Shauketaly30/12/2017
Tea shipments to Russia to resume on Saturday
BUSINESS

Tea shipments to Russia to resume on Saturday

The Colombo Tea Traders’ Association has said that the export of tea to Russia will resume on Saturday, 30th of…

byFaraz Shauketaly27/12/2017
Beetle in Lankan tea shipment to Russia Exporter to be spared says Pethiyagoda
BUSINESS

Beetle in Lankan tea shipment to Russia Exporter to be spared says Pethiyagoda

BY RAVI LADDUWAHETTY The Sri Lanka Tea Board will not take any punitive action against the exporter involved in a…

byFaraz Shauketaly17/12/2017
Russia restricts tea supplies from Sri Lanka after finding beetle
BUSINESS

Russia restricts tea supplies from Sri Lanka after finding beetle

Russia will place temporary restrictions on imports of all agricultural products from Sri Lanka, including tea, from Dec. 18, the…

byFaraz Shauketaly16/12/2017
Sri Lanka participates in UN Christmas Charity Bazaar in Vienna
BUSINESS

Sri Lanka participates in UN Christmas Charity Bazaar in Vienna

The Embassy and Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka in Vienna, and the members of the Sri Lankan expatriate community participated…

byFaraz Shauketaly10/12/2017

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