Category: BUSINESS

Mangala asks President to re- summon Parliament to approve public expenditure

Mangala asks President to re- summon Parliament to approve public expenditure

Apr 29, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - Former Minister of Finance Mangala Samaraweera in a letter addressed to President Gotabaya Rajapakse request for ... Read More

All post offices to open on Monday

All post offices to open on Monday

Apr 29, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - All post offices will be opened on Monday (04) for regular services, the Postmaster General Ranjith ... Read More

MRP on sugar removed

MRP on sugar removed

Apr 29, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - The Maximum Retail Price (MRP) imposed on sugar has been removed by the Consumer Affairs Authority ... Read More

CBSL imposes maximum interest rates on pawning advances of licensed banks

CBSL imposes maximum interest rates on pawning advances of licensed banks

Apr 28, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - The Central Bank of Sri Lanka observes that the current interest rates charged by licensed banks ... Read More

Suspension of SriLankan Airlines scheduled flights extended till May 15

Suspension of SriLankan Airlines scheduled flights extended till May 15

Apr 25, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - The temporary suspension of SriLankan Airlines scheduled flights due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has been ... Read More

Peliyagoda Fish Market employees and vendors cleared of COVID-19

Peliyagoda Fish Market employees and vendors cleared of COVID-19

Apr 24, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - Employees and vendors at the Peliyagoda Fish Market have been cleared after being tested for the ... Read More

Lankan consumer retail, construction, hotels most affected by Coronavirus – Fitch Ratings

Lankan consumer retail, construction, hotels most affected by Coronavirus – Fitch Ratings

Apr 22, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - Fitch-rated Sri Lankan corporates in consumer goods retail, construction and hotels will be among the most ... Read More

CAA Gazettes MRP for turmeric powder

CAA Gazettes MRP for turmeric powder

Apr 22, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - Issuing a Gazette Notification, the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) declared that a kilogramme of turmeric powder ... Read More

Peliyagoda Fish Market to be closed

Peliyagoda Fish Market to be closed

Apr 21, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - The Peliyagoda Fish Market is to be closed over the next 3-days from tomorrow (22). (more…) Read More

Liquor stores to be closed effective immediately

Liquor stores to be closed effective immediately

Apr 21, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - The Government has ordered all liquor shops island-wide to be closed with immediate effect (21), the ... Read More

Over 5,000 buses, trains to be deployed from Monday

Over 5,000 buses, trains to be deployed from Monday

Apr 18, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - The Ministry of Transport has decided to deploy over buses and trains for public transportation from Monday ... Read More

BOI companies to recommence operations

BOI companies to recommence operations

Apr 17, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - Companies operating under the purview of the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI) will gradually ... Read More

Internal operations at Central Mail Exchange resumes

Internal operations at Central Mail Exchange resumes

Apr 17, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - Internal affairs at the Central Mail Exchange in Colombo will resume from today (17). (more…) Read More

Rupee appreciates against USD

Rupee appreciates against USD

Apr 15, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Sri Lanka Rupee appreciated against the United States Dollar (USD) today (15). (more…) Read More

SriLankan Airlines extends suspension of flights till April 30

SriLankan Airlines extends suspension of flights till April 30

Apr 15, 2020

(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - SriLankan Airlines extended the temporary suspension of all passenger flights till 30 April due to COVID-19 ... Read More