Category: BUSINESS

Sri Lanka calls automotive sector to follow UN’s Green SDG

Sri Lanka calls automotive sector to follow UN’s Green SDG

Aug 2, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - In an effort to promote green processes in its automotive sector, Sri Lanka has called the sector to ... Read More

Government refutes allegations on Sri Lanka – Singapore FTA

Government refutes allegations on Sri Lanka – Singapore FTA

Aug 2, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - State Minister, Dr. Harsha De Silva refutes the allegations leveled by the Joint Opposition (JO) on the Sri ... Read More

Afghanistan calls Sri Lanka firms to prospect USD 3 trillion minerals, oil, gas deposits

Afghanistan calls Sri Lanka firms to prospect USD 3 trillion minerals, oil, gas deposits

Aug 1, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Afghanistan which packs over US $ 3 trillion in identified natural resources has issued an open call to ... Read More

Colombo determined to boost ties with Tehran

Colombo determined to boost ties with Tehran

Aug 1, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena have discussed regional and international issues ... Read More

Cigarette prices increased

Cigarette prices increased

Aug 1, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Ministry of Finance announced that the excise duty on cigarettes increased by Rs. 3.80 per stick with ... Read More

25 Essential drug prices reduced

25 Essential drug prices reduced

Aug 1, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The prices of 25 essential drugs would be reduced with immediate effect, Health Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne said ... Read More

Premier launched first ever tourist-friendly Tuk-Tuk service

Premier launched first ever tourist-friendly Tuk-Tuk service

Jul 31, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - First ever tourist-friendly Tuk-Tuk service at Galle Face Green under the patronage of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on ... Read More

Malaysia calls for Sri Lanka FTA

Malaysia calls for Sri Lanka FTA

Jul 30, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Malaysia has expressed its strong interest on moving forward on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Sri Lanka ... Read More

SLTDA to Launch First Tourist-Friendly Tuk-Tuk Service Today

SLTDA to Launch First Tourist-Friendly Tuk-Tuk Service Today

Jul 30, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) to launch Sri Lanka’s first ever tourist-friendly Tuk-Tuk service today (30) at ... Read More

Sri Lanka’s Shemara Wikramanayake becomes Australian Macquarie Bank’s first female CEO

Sri Lanka’s Shemara Wikramanayake becomes Australian Macquarie Bank’s first female CEO

Jul 30, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Shemara Wikramanayake will succeed Nicholas Moore as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Macquarie Group Ltd., catapulting the low-profile ... Read More

Sri Lanka is one of the key economic partners of Malaysia

Sri Lanka is one of the key economic partners of Malaysia

Jul 27, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka is one of the key economic partners of Malaysia, the Malaysian Ministry of International Trade and ... Read More

“No proposal for India to take controlling stake in Mattala Airport” – Indian Minister

“No proposal for India to take controlling stake in Mattala Airport” – Indian Minister

Jul 27, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Indian Civil Aviation Ministry said there is no proposal under consideration for the Airports Authority of India ... Read More

Minister Rishad Bathiudeen wins Global Leadership Award in Malaysia

Minister Rishad Bathiudeen wins Global Leadership Award in Malaysia

Jul 26, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka’s Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen has won a Global Leadership Award at Malaysia’s Global ... Read More

Geneva’s International Trade Centre is pleased with recent Sri Lanka trade reforms

Geneva’s International Trade Centre is pleased with recent Sri Lanka trade reforms

Jul 26, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - With the recent unveiling of trade related national projects such as NES and SLTIP, there is clear progress ... Read More

World Bank aid to modernise education system in Sri Lanka

World Bank aid to modernise education system in Sri Lanka

Jul 26, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka signed a $100 million credit agreement with the World Bank to support Sri Lanka’s efforts to ... Read More