Category: BUSINESS
Sri Lanka is not renegotiating Hambantota Port lease deal with China
(FASTNEWS | BEIJING) - Ambassador of Sri Lanka to China, Palitha Kohona dismissed suggestions that Sri Lanka was planning to ... Read More
Operators instructed to provide unlimited internet packages
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) has instructed the service providers to provide unlimited ... Read More
Premier on 2-day State visit to Bangladesh
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has left for Bangladesh this morning (19) on a 2-day State visit, ... Read More
No gas price hike, Premier assures
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Prime Minister and Finance Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa stated yesterday (18) that there is no shortage of ... Read More
Details being collected of Private Sect. employees who lost their jobs
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Ministry of Labour Relations has taken measures to assist Private Sector employees who had lost ... Read More
Paddy stocks with Paddy Marketing Board to be converted to rice
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Cabinet of Ministers has decided to convert the stocks of paddy purchased from the farmers ... Read More
Bitcoin surges past USD 60,000 for first time
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Cryptocurrency Bitcoin has risen for the first time above USD 60,000, continuing its record-breaking run. (more…) Read More
No loss to coffers from sugar duty reduction
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Government has not incurred a loss of Rs. 15 billion by reducing the duty on ... Read More
Govt. incur cost over Rs. 15 billion in taxes over due to sugar scam
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - According to details submitted by the Ministry of Finance via a report to the Parliamentary Committee ... Read More
Premier instructs to provide kerosene subsidy to the beneficiaries without any misuse
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Cabinet Sub-Committee appointed as per the Cabinet Memorandum dated 05 February 2021, on the Reimbursement ... Read More
Sri Lanka considering review of quarantine policy for business travellers
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Health Authorities in Sri Lanka are considering the option of introducing a new quarantine process for ... Read More
Sri Lanka HC pins hopes on improved trade ties
(FASTNEWS | LAHORE) - Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) signed during Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to Sri Lanka would pave ... Read More
Pelwatte Industries forms a mini industry to support local dairy farming
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Pelwatte Dairy Industries, Sri Lanka’s leading local dairy producer, is on a renewed mission to produce ... Read More
Pakistan – Sri Lanka Trade and Investment Conference held
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Prime Minister Imran Khan yesterday (24) had a meeting with Pakistani business community attending Pakistan Sri ... Read More
Sri Lanka, US set to increase exports under GSP
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka and the United States have explored the modalities to encourage exports of more Sri ... Read More