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BusinessTags: Print EditionIn response to recent political changes, the Sri Lankan diaspora has begun the ‘# Sri Lanka Dollar Challenge’ which encourages users to remit currency into the local banking sector and post proof of…
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BusinessFive years ago solar companies in India were producing a kilowatt-hour for Rs.7. It’s now down to Rs.2.44 - even cheaper than coal. (www.qz.com/india)Tags: Print EditionThe first-ever climate change assessment report drawn up…
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BusinessTags: Print EditionThe Bourse ended the week on a positive note this week with ASPI increasing by 387.13 points (or 5.47%) to close at 7,467.82 points, while the S&P SL20 Index also increased by 155.34 points (or 6.92%) to…
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BusinessTharaka Ranwala with Sujith Silva following the signing of the MoU. Also pictured are Lasitha Suraweera, Pujitha Rajapaksa, Roshan Kaluarachchi, and Sanjay Hettiarachchi.Tags: Print EditionSampath Bank signed a mutually…
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PoliticalTags: Print EditionThe Tamil National Alliance leader R.Sampanthan yesterday said his Party has not yet decided whom to vote for at the July 20 poll in Parliament to elect a new President. He told a group of journalists that…
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PoliticalTags: Print EditionSri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) leader, former President Maithripala Sirisena says the SLFP will refrain from voting for a Presidential candidate on July 20 due to the lack of programme by the candidates to…
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PoliticalShiromi AbeyasingheTags: Print EditionActing President Ranil Wickremesinghe has responded positively to the proposal of establishing a People’s Council by those engaged in the Galle Face Aragalaya (Struggle). Wickremesinghe…
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Voting will be held next Wednesday:PoliticalCamelia NathanielTags: Print EditionParliament convened for a special session on Saturday (16) and while it was announced that nominations would be accepted on July19, the candidate MPs must…
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PoliticalTags: Print EditionThe Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) leader Sajith Premadasa will not accept the post of Prime Minister if Ranil Wickremesinghe becomes the President, Party’s National Organizer Tissa Attanayake said yesterday.…
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PoliticalTags: Print EditionSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP and Presidential aspirant Dullas Alahapperuma said that he would form a consensual Government with the participation of the Opposition, if he is elected. “My primary…
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