Business

Over the last 15 months (March 2020-June 2021) the government has attracted over US$ 950 million in investments, dedicated to revitalising the island’s burgeoning tourism sector, a release from Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority…

Taking into consideration the national need of the hour SriLankan Airlines has uplifted another batch of Sinopharm vaccines amounting to 4 million doses to the country on three dedicated cargo flights. The consignment arrived from…

National Movement for Consumer Rights Protection (NMCRP) in a letter addressed to Minister of Trade and Cooperative Affairs Dr Bandula Gunawardena says that if Laugfs Gas Company is not selling Gas to refund the money taken for…

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…