A young staff member from a hotel in Jaffna lights an oil lamp at a stall at the ‘Sancharaka Udawa’ (tourism trade fair) at the BMICH on Friday. On the same day, Sri Lanka also marked 50 years of tourism with several events. Pic by Amila Gamage

Sri Lanka’s Agency for Development gets off the ground soon

NITF steps in to rescue disaster victims from cash and property ruin

CB plans to launch Panda bonds

CB comes under barrage of criticism over failing finance companies

KMPG to assist NSB in SriLankan Airlines restructure

Pains of labour in the Post-Civil War Development in Jaffna

Innovative Sri Lanka

Edoardo Giuntoli appointed as GM of AVANI Kalutara Resort and Anantara Kalutara Resort

Land Ministry to digitise land bank

Ceylon Shipping Corp secures full-term Certificates for “MV. Ceylon Breeze” from DNV GL

Sri Lanka implements 2-pronged strategy for economic prosperity and innovation

UNDP to develop ‘outcome document’ for their development planning for the 2030 agenda

‘Politicians should, stay away from complex policy-making’: Leave that to the experts- Harsha

Complex financial transactions important for SL, says LSE

JAT Holdings new corporate identity and positioning courtesy Michel Nugawela Designs

“Registrar of Companies’ deplorable service to the public”

Government to impose upper cap on bank leasing for vehicles

‘Micro Cars’ together with Chinese ‘Yutong’ offers modern bus servicing facilities

TVS introduces Sri Lanka’s first 2-door 3-wheeler

Car and SUV imports pick up despite heavy taxes

Motor traders relieved by introducing transacted value for vehicle tax

Back again duty free/duty slashed vehicle permit for MPs and officials

Franklyn, Tarun Das step down as JKH directors after 9-yr stint

NTB sees through challenging conditions

Kingsbury affected by increase in income tax

Hayleys PLC posts Rs. 6.8 bln in PBT

NDB aggressive on growing organically

Hilton reports Rs. 55 mln profit

Dipped Products acquires remaining stake of Icoguanti SpA

Facing the nation: The ‘Good, Bad and the Ugly’ of GSP +

Sri Lankan students triumph at Intel ISEF 2016

Blue Diamonds seen abusing public funds, independent Sri Lankan audit reveals

PickMe’s SOS feature breaks new ground

Panama Papers stink: SEC must take action

Genetically engineered crops are safe, US analysis finds

Of climate change, floods and landslides

New Risk Based Capital (RBC) for supervision of local insurance industry

50 years on Sri Lanka lacks tourism promo

EPSI expands e-commerce offering with Takas.lk partnership

Vasco Worldwide enters into strategic alliance with Janashakthi Insurance

Janashakthi says flood claims more than tsunami

Microsoft to partner with Government in Sri Lanka’s Technology Transformation

Fairfax talks with Asian Alliance to buy general insurance biz progressing

National Coconut Replanting Programme: An alarming scenario

Grand Hyatt Colombo to open by 2017 winter season

Sri Lanka requires hardcore skills for people to be employable today

PM invited for 12th World Islamic Economic Forum

Overwhelming response for Venture Engine 2016 submissions

Profiling Sri Lanka as the investors’ top choice

‘Maggi’ marks digital milestone with cooking website for mothers

CCC and Fair Deal to help Lankan importers source goods at ‘Factory Prices’

Salaries of directors of banks

31 bln transactions on Oracle Cloud daily through over 70 mln users

New passenger terminal at Maldives international airport