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The UK’s largest tobacco firm says it sees cannabis as part of its future as it tries to move away from selling traditional cigarettes. British American Tobacco said it wanted to “accelerate” its transformation by reducing the…
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Antyra Solutions announced the appointment of Naveen Marasinghe to its Board of Directors, effective July 1, 2021. Having joined the organization at its inception in 2015, Naveen brings extensive knowledge, insight and experience of…
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Sri Lanka’s Niftron and Magicbit have won the “Early Stage” and “Growth Stage” Nationalwinner status respectively, at the Sri Lankan National finals for the Entrepreneurship World Cup(EWC) 2021. Both startups now advance to the next…
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Foreign reserves are there to be used in emergencies like now where there is a global downturn due the COVID-19 Pandemic. Not only in Sri Lanka but in the world over reserves are used when there are limited foreign inflows, State…
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 The official term of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry appointed to probe human rights violations has been extended until January 21, 2022. An Extraordinary Gazette Notification has been issued extending the terms of the…
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‘Thesara’ a monthly magazine of theTea Small Holding Development Authority (TSHDA) issued free with the Dinamina newspaper every month, was launched at Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited(ANCL) on Wednesday. The magazine was…
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Sri Lanka’s popular newspaper Sarasaviya, dedicated to the film industry and published by Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited (Lake House) will hold a timely webinar on the plight of the local film industry via Zoom on Friday, July…
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The John Keells Group recorded strong Q1 performance despite the impact of Leisure and third wave with their Q1 EBITDA at Rs.4.76 billion during the quarter. Group EBITDA recorded a significant improvement to Rs.4.76 billion…
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The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE), made arrangements on Wednesday, July 28 for prospective overseas workers to get vaccinated against Covid. The vaccination centre was administering Pfizer vaccines to the prospective…
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National Development Bank PLC, Sri Lanka’s fourth largest listed bank continued to demonstrate its resilience to external shocks and ability to deliver consistent results, as reflected in financial statements released to the Colombo…
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