Category: BUSINESS

Pearson Relocates Global Technical Operations Hub to MAGA ONE – [IMAGES]

Pearson Relocates Global Technical Operations Hub to MAGA ONE – [IMAGES]

Sep 23, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Pearson Lanka this week, officially announced the relocation of their 300-strong global Technical Operations team to ... Read More

Thomas Cook collapses as last-ditch rescue talks fail

Thomas Cook collapses as last-ditch rescue talks fail

Sep 23, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  Thomas Cook has collapsed after last-minute negotiations aimed at saving the 178-year-old holiday firm failed. The ... Read More

Indian industrialists vie for multi-million Sri Lanka projects

Indian industrialists vie for multi-million Sri Lanka projects

Sep 19, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Indian industrial investors are preparing for major investment moves in Sri Lankan projects-not only on mega-infrastructure ... Read More

Alpha partners with Global Market Leaders in office and Security Solutions  Partners with global brands Haworth and Gunnebo

Alpha partners with Global Market Leaders in office and Security Solutions Partners with global brands Haworth and Gunnebo

Sep 18, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka’s leading office furniture manufacturer, Alpha Industries has collaborated with Haworth and Gunnebo; global giants ... Read More

“Govt. has handled debt and stabilised economy” – Prime Minister

“Govt. has handled debt and stabilised economy” – Prime Minister

Sep 18, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday reiterated his commitment to policy reforms to prepare the country to ... Read More

“Previous regime’s repression blocked post-war investment boom” – Mangala tells Economic Summit

“Previous regime’s repression blocked post-war investment boom” – Mangala tells Economic Summit

Sep 18, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The previous regime’s naked power-grab by stabbing the rule of law in the back was a ... Read More

Oil prices soar after attacks on Saudi facilities

Oil prices soar after attacks on Saudi facilities

Sep 16, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Oil prices surged after two attacks on Saudi Arabian facilities on Saturday knocked out more than ... Read More

Alethea relaunches with new-era learning infrastructure and technology based educational  framework – [IMAGES]

Alethea relaunches with new-era learning infrastructure and technology based educational framework – [IMAGES]

Sep 16, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  Alethea School and Alethea International school has taken the initiative to fill the mismatch of technology ... Read More

Liquor licences without Minister approval in 2017/18 to be cancelled

Liquor licences without Minister approval in 2017/18 to be cancelled

Sep 16, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Liquor licences obtained without the required Ministerial approval during the years 2017 and 2018 face cancellation ... Read More

Rupee ends flat; stocks edge up

Rupee ends flat; stocks edge up

Sep 14, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka’s rupee closed flat on Thursday, with foreign outflows from government securities showing a declining ... Read More

STC launches Sri Lanka’s first State-owned WAC

STC launches Sri Lanka’s first State-owned WAC

Sep 12, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - No sooner the first ever state run Wheel Alignment Centre (WAC) for the four wheel light ... Read More

Price of bread will remain same – ACBOA

Price of bread will remain same – ACBOA

Sep 12, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - All Ceylon Bakery Owners Association (ACBOA) stated that the Rs. 2 increase in the price of ... Read More

SriLankan grounds MacBook Pros after Apple issues a recall

SriLankan grounds MacBook Pros after Apple issues a recall

Sep 12, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - SriLankan Airlines has prohibited passengers from carrying MacBook Pro laptop devices which do not have the ... Read More

T Boone Pickens, legendary US oilman, dies at 91

T Boone Pickens, legendary US oilman, dies at 91

Sep 12, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -US businessman T Boone Pickens, a Texas energy investor known for his folksy speech and ruthless business ... Read More

Trump delays tariff hikes on Chinese goods ahead of talks

Trump delays tariff hikes on Chinese goods ahead of talks

Sep 12, 2019

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - US President Donald Trump will delay a planned tariff hike on $250bn (£202.8bn) of Chinese goods ... Read More