2021

Recent changes to shipping regulation by way of the gazette was welcomed by logistics firms and their customers as it had set out a better-organized mechanism for dispute resolution. The imposition of higher maximum fees under a…
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NDB Bank disclosed that they have secured a long term funding line of USD 75 million from the Development Finance Corporation of the United States to further the Bank’s support forsmall and medium businesses and infrastructure funding…
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Compared to men, women in Sri Lanka are more likely to face both institutional and sociocultural barriers that limit their access to finance, collateral assets, markets, and business information and training, according to a survey by…
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National Savings Bank (NSB) recently introduced ‘NSB PayApp’ and the launch was held with the initiation of the Minister of Youth and Sports and State Minister of Digital Technology and Enterprise Development, Namal Rajapaksa, at the…
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United National Party General Secretary (UNP) Palitha Range Bandara said the UNP will provide leadership to people who are against the government due to problems regarding their livelihoods. He made this comment while expressing…
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Uriwarige Wanniyela Aththo, the Adiwasi Chieftain, getting vaccinated against COVID-19 in Kandy yesterday. The Sri Dalada Maligawa facilitated the vaccination process of the Adiwasi community. (Picture courtesy Sri Dalada Maligawa).
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Sri Lanka’s Control of Pesticides Act No. 33 of 1980 and the National Policy and Action Plan on Prevention of Suicide of 1997 are among the five inspiring and impactful laws and policies that won the Future Policy Award 2021. The…
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A programme to connect students for online classes at 1,000 centres by giving priority to selected specialized schools in areas where there is no connectivity will be activated from July 5. Education Reforms State Minister Susil…
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Agriculture Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage said that purchase of the paddy from paddy farmers by the Paddy Marketing Board will commence today (1). He said that the paddy will be bought by the rice mills of the Paddy marketing…
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