Business

The pandemic has affected all areas of our lives. But first of all — for healthcare. At the same time, it is all over the world: whether it is Korea, Russia or Sri Lanka. A lot has changed in just a year: the role of the doctor in…

Sri Lanka’s construction sector in particular apartment developers faces numerous challenges due to certain import restrictions on tiles, aluminium and rising global prices of steel and copper. These factors are putting a strain on the…

The Milk Powder Importers Association (MIA) yesterday said the repeated requests made from the Consumer Affairs Authority to increase the price of milk powder due to the price increase of milk powder in the world market, the high cost…

Advantis 3PL Plus, a member of the Hayleys Advantis Group, set yet another benchmark in the logistics sector by becoming the only Sri Lankan company to obtain the UKAS accredited ISO 22000:2018 certification in food safety management…

The Sri Lanka@100 platform announced the selection of six high-potential, mid-market firms to receive cutting-edge business advisory services to accelerate their growth. This is the second cohort of companies on board Sri Lanka@100, a…

Affirming its indelible reputation as the country’s premier and largest diversified property development conglomerate Prime Group was lauded among LMDs “Most Respected Entities in 2021. The Group was also recognised as the winner…

Trieste - QU Dongyu, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), today called for a closing of the digital divide and reiterated FAO’s commitment to promote the use of digital…

The climate of armed militancy in Kashmir during the past decade has been a major factor for the slow growth of the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). Low productivity in agriculture and allied sectors impeded employment and income…

Experts from two of the world-renowned institutes on organic agriculture in Switzerland, currently on a brief visit to study the country’s ecosystem, an initiative of A. Baur & Co. (Pvt.) Ltd (Baurs), met with officials of the…

Around 20% of the medical drugs used in Sri Lanka are currently being manufactured locally saving billions and the intention of the government is to increase this up to 50% said Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa. He made these…