Category: BUSINESS

CBSL extends debt moratorium for COVID-19 effected business, individuals

CBSL extends debt moratorium for COVID-19 effected business, individuals

Nov 10, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has issued a circular extending the debt moratorium for ... Read More

Free Ayurveda immune boosting medicine for public

Free Ayurveda immune boosting medicine for public

Nov 9, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Western Province Department of Ayurveda provides the public with free medicine that boost immunity during ... Read More

Grace period to pay water bills for those under quarantine

Grace period to pay water bills for those under quarantine

Nov 9, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Consumers under quarantine or curfew or living in isolated areas have been given a grace period ... Read More

Central Bank extends grace period for working capital loan scheme

Central Bank extends grace period for working capital loan scheme

Nov 7, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Having identified the national importance of revamping the businesses affected by COVID-19 pandemic, the Central Bank ... Read More

Maximum retail price for rice gazetted

Maximum retail price for rice gazetted

Nov 4, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The government has decided to set maximum retail prices for several varieties of rice, the Consumer ... Read More

Gampaha District to get Rs. 5,000 allowance by Nov. 10

Gampaha District to get Rs. 5,000 allowance by Nov. 10

Nov 2, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The second phase of the distribution of Rs.5000 allowance for the Gampaha district will commence tomorrow ... Read More

Pharmacies, stores selling essential items allowed opening tomorrow

Pharmacies, stores selling essential items allowed opening tomorrow

Oct 28, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Head of the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO), Commander of the ... Read More

Private sector directed to pay employee salaries up to December

Private sector directed to pay employee salaries up to December

Oct 28, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Government has decided to extend the agreed grace period for the payment of salaries of ... Read More

No scientific evidence to show COVID-19 transmitted from fish – Health Min.

No scientific evidence to show COVID-19 transmitted from fish – Health Min.

Oct 26, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Health Ministry yesterday stated that there is no scientific evidence that the COVID-19 Coronavirus is ... Read More

Extra health precautions at two Five Star hotels

Extra health precautions at two Five Star hotels

Oct 26, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Two Five Star hotels in Colombo, Hilton and Shangri-La who have reported COVID-19 positive employees yesterday ... Read More

Peliyagoda Fish Market closed

Peliyagoda Fish Market closed

Oct 21, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Central Fish Market Complex in Peliyagoda temporarily closed. All traders subjected to the Polymerase Chain ... Read More

MAS Holdings: All precautions taken after few employees test positive for COVID-19

MAS Holdings: All precautions taken after few employees test positive for COVID-19

Oct 19, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Despite all the safety protocols it had in place, MAS Holdings - Sri Lanka's largest garments ... Read More

All Govt. and private institutions urged to update employee details

All Govt. and private institutions urged to update employee details

Oct 13, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - All Government and private institutions are requested to update the details of their employees within next ... Read More

ASPI show upward movement by noon

ASPI show upward movement by noon

Oct 6, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The All Share Price Index (ASPI) of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) has moved up by ... Read More

CSE suffers highest 1-day drop in history

CSE suffers highest 1-day drop in history

Oct 5, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) today (05) recorded the highest drop in points in a day as ... Read More