Category: BUSINESS

PTL suspension extended

PTL suspension extended

Jul 6, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) on Friday (05) extended the suspension of business activities of the ... Read More

“Tourism Industry has a promising future,” Premier reaffirms

“Tourism Industry has a promising future,” Premier reaffirms

Jul 4, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe while reiterating that the tourism industry has a promising future in Sri Lanka, on ... Read More

Crazy Jets brings in Miles on the Fly™ for Sampath Credit Cardholders

Crazy Jets brings in Miles on the Fly™ for Sampath Credit Cardholders

Jul 3, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - crazy jets.co m joined hands with Sampath Bank PLC to bring in Miles on the Fly™; the first ... Read More

Sri Lanka still the most suitable to visit in 2019

Sri Lanka still the most suitable to visit in 2019

Jul 2, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - International travel magazine Lonely Planet has once again recognised Sri Lanka as the most suitable country to visit ... Read More

CEYPETCO resumes fuel distribution to CEB [UPDATE]

CEYPETCO resumes fuel distribution to CEB [UPDATE]

Jul 1, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - UPDATE: The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CEYPETCO) has resumed distributing fuel supplies to the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB). (FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) ... Read More

Market conditions in Sri Lanka normalizing – IMF

Market conditions in Sri Lanka normalizing – IMF

Jun 29, 2019

(FASTNEWs|COLOMBO) - The market conditions in Sri Lanka are normalizing, says Camilla Andersen, the Assistant Director at the Communications Department ... Read More

Impact on Sri Lanka tourism may not be as dire as feared – Mangala

Impact on Sri Lanka tourism may not be as dire as feared – Mangala

Jun 28, 2019

(FACEBOOK|COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka’s tourism industry is recovering faster than expected after the Easter Sunday suicide bombings shook the island ... Read More

Airtel Changes the Game : Unlimited voice calls for Rs 98

Airtel Changes the Game : Unlimited voice calls for Rs 98

Jun 26, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - In a move that is set to revolutionize the telecom industry, Airtel Lanka has introduced a new product ... Read More

Dutch emergency services hit by KPN telecoms outage

Dutch emergency services hit by KPN telecoms outage

Jun 25, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Netherlands has been hit by its largest telecommunications outage in recent history, with emergency service numbers knocked ... Read More

LKR appreciates against the US Dollar by 3.6%

LKR appreciates against the US Dollar by 3.6%

Jun 12, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Central Bank says the Rupee had appreciated against the US dollar by 3.6 percent in 2019. According ... Read More

China to work with Lanka to oppose US “trade bullying”

China to work with Lanka to oppose US “trade bullying”

Jun 12, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - According to the Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Cheng Xueyuan, China is willing to work with all countries ... Read More

Air India to resume additional Delhi – Colombo flight from July

Air India to resume additional Delhi – Colombo flight from July

Jun 10, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Air India will resume its additional flight on Delhi - Colombo route from 15 July, Civil Aviation Minister ... Read More

World’s Most Punctual Airline SriLankan Airlines

World’s Most Punctual Airline SriLankan Airlines

Jun 7, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - SriLankan Airlines has been identified as the World’s Most Punctual Airline once again with 90.75% of its flights ... Read More

Relief package for business sectors to be announced in Parliament

Relief package for business sectors to be announced in Parliament

Jun 4, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - A relief package provided to all business sectors facing economic difficulties following the Easter Sunday attacks will be ... Read More

“Move to set MRP on several varieties of rice, a great relief for consumers” – Minister Rishad

“Move to set MRP on several varieties of rice, a great relief for consumers” – Minister Rishad

Jun 3, 2019

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The move to set a Maximum Retail Price (MRP) on several varieties of rice comes as a great ... Read More