Category: BUSINESS

‘Govt. engaged in efforts to improve the economy’

‘Govt. engaged in efforts to improve the economy’

Dec 29, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - United People’s Freedom Alliance Parliamentarian Sisira Jayakody says the government’s lack of a two thirds majority ... Read More

Wholesale price of potatoes dropped

Wholesale price of potatoes dropped

Dec 27, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The wholesale price of potatoes has dropped to Rs. 110 a kilogramme today (27) in the ... Read More

Agriculture Ministry to increase paddy storage facilities

Agriculture Ministry to increase paddy storage facilities

Dec 27, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Agriculture Ministry has decided to enhance the storage facilities to store more stocks of paddy ... Read More

‘Govt should intervene and reduce prices of rice’

‘Govt should intervene and reduce prices of rice’

Dec 26, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The All Ceylon Farmers Federation says the government should intervene and reduce the prices of rice ... Read More

Import levy on 1kg of potatoes reduced by Rs.25

Import levy on 1kg of potatoes reduced by Rs.25

Dec 26, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The import levy on a kilogram of potatoes has been reduced by Rs.25. The Ministry of ... Read More

Android users advised to update Twitter immediately: ITSSL

Android users advised to update Twitter immediately: ITSSL

Dec 25, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Twitter users had been asked to update their Twitter Android Apps to prevent hackers to control ... Read More

Special measures from govt. to supply rice for concessionary rates

Special measures from govt. to supply rice for concessionary rates

Dec 25, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Cabinet Sub Committee on Cost of Living has decided to implement special measures in the future ... Read More

Prof. W. D. Lakshman assumes duties as CBSL Governor

Prof. W. D. Lakshman assumes duties as CBSL Governor

Dec 24, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Deshamanya Professor W. D. Lakshman assumed duties as the new Governor of Central Bank of Sri ... Read More

Auctioning of properties of SME loan defaulters suspended

Auctioning of properties of SME loan defaulters suspended

Dec 24, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Government has suspended the auctioning of property belonging to Small and Medium scale entrepreneurs for ... Read More

China confident friendship with Sri Lanka will last forever

China confident friendship with Sri Lanka will last forever

Dec 22, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - China is confident its friendship with Sri Lanka and the friendship between the people of both ... Read More

“Govt. provided relief to small and medium scale entrepreneurs” – Shehan

“Govt. provided relief to small and medium scale entrepreneurs” – Shehan

Dec 21, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The government has ordered the suspension of the auction of properties of small and medium entrepreneurs ... Read More

Maximum Retail Price for 2 rice varieties Gazetted

Maximum Retail Price for 2 rice varieties Gazetted

Dec 20, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) yesterday (19) Gazetted the Maximum Retail Price (MRP) of 2 varieties ... Read More

Withholding tax to be removed from January

Withholding tax to be removed from January

Dec 20, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The removal of withholding tax levied from the customers of banks as announced by the new ... Read More

SriLankan Airlines and Gulf Air ink codeshare agreement

SriLankan Airlines and Gulf Air ink codeshare agreement

Dec 18, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - SriLankan Airlines, the national carrier of Sri Lanka, and Gulf Air, the national carrier of the ... Read More

Sri Lanka receives USD 25 Mn World Bank loan to boost public sector

Sri Lanka receives USD 25 Mn World Bank loan to boost public sector

Dec 18, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The World Bank yesterday (17) approved a $25 million loan to the Government of Sri Lanka ... Read More