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LocalSubashini SenanayakeTags: Print EditionPrivate Bus Owner’s Association President Gamunu Wijeratne yesterday said that special bus service will be in operation from April 10 for   the passengers to reach their villages for the Sinhala…
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LocalLasantha NiroshanaKahawatte corr.Tags: Print EditionA father of five has been killed in a jungle in the Mannikkawatte Rakwana area by an elephant roaming in the Sinharaja forest area. Police said that this   individual had been…
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Four hour operation successful despite heavy bleedingLocalChaminda JayalathKegalle Special Corr.The severed hand examined by surgeon Dr. Ananda Jayawardena. Pictures by Oswald GodakumburaTags: Print EditionReports from the Kegalle General…
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BusinessTags: Print EditionThe Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) has issued a directive to the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) to extend trading hours from next Monday, April 10, 2023. The trading hours are set out as :…
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BusinessClaude GunasekeraTags: Print EditionDomestic economic activity is expected to recover gradually towards the latter part of 2023 and sustain the recovery over the medium term, said Governor Central Bank Dr. Nandala Weerasinghe. This…
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BusinessTags: Print EditionGrowth in developing Asia is forecast at 4.8% this year and in 2024, up from 4.2% last year. The People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) recovery and healthy domestic demand in India will be the region’s main growth…
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BusinessTags: Print EditionPeople’s Bank Chairman Sujeewa Rajapakse presented the People’s Bank’s Annual Report for the year 2022 to Secretary to the Treasury of Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies K. M Mahinda…
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BusinessDr. Kingsley BernardTags: Print EditionVeteran Export Professional Dr. Kingsley Bernard assumed Chairmanship of the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) on April 3. He succeeds the outgoing Chairman Suresh D de Mel who ended his…
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CEB reforms by May BusinessEnergy Minister Kanchana Wijesekere Tags: Print EditionPower and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera identified cost-reflective pricing as the panacea to the problems ailing the energy sector in the country.…
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BusinessTags: Print EditionSri Lanka’s Ministry of Finance is liaising with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) a subsidiary of the World Bank regarding the divestment of state-owned SriLankan Airlines, along with subsidiaries…
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