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Tuna bounce back, but sharks in ‘desperate’ decline
Tuna are starting to recover after being fished to the edge of extinction, scientists have revealed.
Numbers are bouncing back following a decade of conservation efforts, according to the official tally of threatened species.…
Apparel export target of US$ 8 bn, achievable by 2025 – Hirdaramani
Hirdaramani Group Director Aroon Hirdaramani noted that the US $ 10 billion goal for Sri Lankan apparel exports by 2025 was unfeasible but that the sector could aim to achieve US$ 8 billion by 2025. He noted the difficulty in reaching…
Marriott warns of ‘fight for talent’ as hotels struggle to find staff
Marriott’s CEO warns that the company is in a “fight for talent” as it seeks to hire 10,000 staff at hotels in the United States to accommodate the rapid recovery of bookings.
Tony Capuano took over after his predecessor’s death…
WTC Founder Chairman passes from COVID-19
Overseas Realty (Ceylon) PLC announced the passing of. S P Tao (TaoShing Pee) Founder, Chairman and Director of the Company, in Nanjing, China on 24th August 2021. Tao lived 105 years and passed away peacefully.
Tao was the…
Colombo bourse marks history
The All Share Price Index reached its all-time high of 9,335.9 points on Thursday and closed the week at 9,316.7amidst recording an impressive total turnover over Rs.59 Bn for the week (average weekly turnover of Rs.11.9 Bn). Further…
Aeroflot flies to Colombo again
Aeroflot the Russian airline will operate direct flights to Colombo from November 4. This will be two flights per week. The flights will be operated on a wide-body Airbus A330-300 aircraft.
The airline has already opened the sale…
CIOB seeks Finance Minister’s intervention to redress industry issues
The Ceylon Institute of Builders (CIOB) have written to Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa, Rural Housing and Construction and Building Materials State Minister Indika Anuruddha Herath and several other decision-makers seeking redress to…
Nokia C01 Plus brings reliability to low-priced 4G phones
HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, introduces its latest Android 11 (Go edition) smartphone joining the C-series family – Nokia C01 Plus. Award-winning build quality upgraded to 4G and moulded into a trusty enabler for tasks,…
