Category: BUSINESS
SriLankan Airlines to resume services to Karachi
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - SriLankan Airlines is to resume services to Pakistan’s commercial capital Karachi on Saturday (01). Sri Lanka’s National Carrier ... Read More
More relief under ‘Enterprise Sri Lanka’
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Government has decided to grant financial facilities for 8 new loan schemes thereby further widening the Government’s ... Read More
SriLankan Catering posts Rs. 5.7 bn net profit
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - SriLankan Catering Ltd. has recorded a steady financial performance for the financial year ended 31st March 2019 with ... Read More
Government willing to reduce indirect taxes
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Commissioner of the Department of Inland Revenue says the government is willing to reduce the Value Added ... Read More
Sancharaka-Poddo : NEW RELIEF PACKAGE FOR INFORMAL TOURISM SECTOR
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Titled “Sancharaka-Poddo’ the Government yesterday announced a special relief package with a total interest subsidy cost worth Rs. ... Read More
Sri Lanka, Japan, India sign deal to develop East Container Terminal at Colombo Port
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka, Japan, and India on Tuesday (28) signed an agreement to jointly develop the East Container Terminal ... Read More
SLTDA removes MRR imposed on Colombo City Hotels
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) on Monday (27) decided to remove the Minimum Room Rate (MRR) ... Read More
Tenure of Presidential Commission on SriLankan and Mihin Lanka extended
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - President Maithripala Sirisena has extended the term of Office of the Presidential Commission to inquire into allegations of ... Read More
Drug prices revised due to Rupee depreciation
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The prices of 64 drugs had been revised due to the appreciation of the value of the Dollar ... Read More
US-China trade war: Shoe giants urge Trump to end tariffs
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Some of the world's biggest footwear firms are urging Donald Trump to end the US trade war with ... Read More
Trump says Huawei could be part of trade deal
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - US President Donald Trump has said Huawei could be part of a trade deal between the US and ... Read More
Japan and India to develop Colombo Port, countering Belt and Road
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Governments of Japan, India, and Sri Lanka have agreed to jointly develop the Port of Colombo, Nikkei ... Read More
Pakistan’s trade with Sri Lanka comes to a halt
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Trade between Pakistan and Sri Lanka has come to a screeching halt, the Pakistan-based The Express Tribune reported. ... Read More
Google restricts Huawei’s use of Android
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Google has barred phone maker Huawei off from some updates to the Android operating system, dealing a blow ... Read More
Import levy on big onions increased
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The import levy on big onions has been increased by Rs. 20 per kilogramme, the Minister of Agriculture, ... Read More