Category: BUSINESS

Finance Ministry purchases 12,000 metric tonnes of gas; Shortage to end this week

Finance Ministry purchases 12,000 metric tonnes of gas; Shortage to end this week

Nov 4, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Finance Ministry will purchase 12,000 metric tons of domestic LP gas urgently through the government-owned ... Read More

MCC agreement drafted with AG’s consent will present in Parliament

MCC agreement drafted with AG’s consent will present in Parliament

Nov 1, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) agreement drafted with the consent of the Attorney General (AG) Dappula ... Read More

Turkey – Sri Lanka trade continues to surge

Turkey – Sri Lanka trade continues to surge

Oct 31, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Further strengthening the longstanding relations between Sri Lanka and Turkey, bilateral trade between both countries continues ... Read More

Envoy says China is helping Sri Lanka out of ‘debt trap’

Envoy says China is helping Sri Lanka out of ‘debt trap’

Oct 30, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - China is helping Sri Lanka come out of a “debt trap” and has led the island ... Read More

Litro assures steady LP gas supply

Litro assures steady LP gas supply

Oct 30, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The sudden shortage of LP gas was due to heavy consumer demand and shipment delays due ... Read More

Cabinet approves USD 480 million MCC grant

Cabinet approves USD 480 million MCC grant

Oct 30, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Cabinet of Ministers yesterday approved the implementation of the US$ 480 million Millennium Challenge Corporation ... Read More

Budget 2020 relief for middle class, war veterans

Budget 2020 relief for middle class, war veterans

Oct 28, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Several relief measures including a comprehensive increment of public servants’ salaries, allowances of disabled war heroes ... Read More

Coconut no longer in special MRP list

Coconut no longer in special MRP list

Oct 25, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has removed coconut from the special gazetted list that includes items ... Read More

Vote on Account passed [UPDATE]

Vote on Account passed [UPDATE]

Oct 23, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Vote on Account for the first 4-months of 2020, was passed in Parliament today (23) ... Read More

Harsha discusses bilateral trade with UK Minister

Harsha discusses bilateral trade with UK Minister

Oct 23, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Economic Reforms and Public Distribution Minister Dr. Harsha de Silva met UK Minister of State for ... Read More

vivo launches V17 Pro in Sri Lanka with a trailblazing iconic camera design; The World’s First 32MP Dual Elevating Selfie Camera

vivo launches V17 Pro in Sri Lanka with a trailblazing iconic camera design; The World’s First 32MP Dual Elevating Selfie Camera

Oct 17, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - V17 Pro, vivo’s latest innovative smartphone was unveiled to the Sri Lankan market today (15). The ... Read More

Nobel economics prize winner: I want to inspire women

Nobel economics prize winner: I want to inspire women

Oct 15, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Esther Duflo has said she is "humbled" by her success in winning this year's Nobel prize ... Read More

Sri Lanka business registrations can now be done from home

Sri Lanka business registrations can now be done from home

Oct 12, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Opening a new chapter in Sri Lanka’s private sector development, incorporation of a new company in ... Read More

Pearson Tech Summit set to Ignite, Inspire and Transform local IT industry

Pearson Tech Summit set to Ignite, Inspire and Transform local IT industry

Oct 11, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Pearson Lanka officially announced the launch of ‘Pearson Tech Summit’, a high-powered conference featuring many local ... Read More

Regulations of the Carbon Tax to be amended

Regulations of the Carbon Tax to be amended

Oct 11, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Cabinet of Ministers has decided to amend the regulations of the Carbon Tax imposed on ... Read More