Category: BUSINESS
Mangala asks President to re- summon Parliament to approve public expenditure
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - Internal affairs at the Central Mail Exchange in Colombo will resume from today (17). (more…) Read More
Rupee appreciates against USD
(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
(FASTNEWS | COVID-19) - SriLankan Airlines extended the temporary suspension of all passenger flights till 30 April due to COVID-19 ... Read More