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The government must come up with an ‘attractive incentive package’ to woo Sri Lanka expatriates to invest in Sri Lanka through their relatives living here. This scheme can attract over USD 500 million to Sri Lanka annually, said…
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SALA Global (Pvt) Ltd have joined hands with Laksala to take their products globally by having their showrooms and using their IT knowledge after observing the destitute situation of artisans and craftsmen in the country due to the…
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DFCC Bank has increased the advances of its “DFCC Ranwarama” Pawning Facility as a solution for families to meet their urgent cash requirements, as families are experiencing financial difficulties due to the Covid-19 outbreak that has…
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YTD US proceeds up by 15.3 % to US$ 1,905.02 mn: Returns from the Netherlands and Canada increased by over 50%: Sri Lanka’s merchandise exports in August 2021 recorded an increase of 14.4 % to US$ 1,083.56 million as compared to…
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The Electoral Register should be further expanded to include information about the voter’s occupation, permanent residence, source of income, telephone number, marital status, vehicles, housing, etc., said the General Secretary of the…
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The loan and leasing concession package granted by the Government to those engaged in the tourism sector affected by the COVID-19 pandemic will be extended by a further nine months, Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said. The…
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A meeting between President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the President of the Republic of Latvia Egils Levits took place on Tuesday afternoon on the sidelines of the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly. The two leaders were of the…
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As an experienced diplomat, Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid would not have missed out on the challenges ahead of his one-year term at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) as the ‘Presidency of Hope’. Yet, between the time he coined…
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Two suspects allegedly involved in the shooting to death of a 14-year-old boy at Gajanayakagama in the Weeraketiya Police Division on September 19 have been arrested by the Weeraketiya Police Tuesday night (21) with a firearm. The…
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The Immigrants & Emigrants (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to encourage foreign investors to extend the validity of visas to five years was considered by the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Defence yesterday (22).…
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