LNP - Growing and export of ganja to be legalised

2021-12-01   |   Business

Legislation will be brought to Parliament shortly to permit the growing and export of ganja as a medicine for a number of noncommunicable diseases, St...

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LNP - Govt. to import electric vehicles to reduce carbon emission, air pollution

2021-11-30   |   Business

Due to the higher amount of carbon emissions from gasoline vehicles and due to the current air pollution in urban areas, the government has decided to...

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LNP - Export sector fetch US$ 1.16 b revenue in October

2021-11-22   |   Business

The local export sector crossed the US$ 1 billion mark for the fifth time this year with October fetching an export revenue of US $.1.16 billion. The ...

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LNP - SL continues to struggle with brand image, says tourism industry veteran

2021-11-22   |   Business

Says country being identified as both ‘Sri Lanka’ and ‘Ceylon’ makes marketing difficult Stresses need for global promotion campaign for touri...

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LNP - Vehicle import ban to continue for 6-7 months

2021-11-15   |   Business

The vehicle import ban, which has been in effect since March last year, is expected to continue for another six to seven months, Secretary to the Mini...

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LNP - Board of Investment summoned before COPE tomorrow

2021-11-11   |   Business

The Board of Investment (BOI) has been summoned before Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) on November 11, the committee’s chairman, Prof. Charit...

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LNP - Pioneer e-commerce entity Kapruka aims for next growth phase via Rs. 500 m IPO

2021-11-10   |   Business

Aimed at riding its next growth wave, Sri Lanka’s pioneer e-commerce enterprise Kapruka is to list on the Colombo Stock Exchange via a Rs. 500 milli...

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LNP - Committee on Public Finance approves amendment to increase borrowing limit

2021-11-09   |   Business

The amendment to the Appropriation Act No. 07 of 2020 to increase the borrowing limit was recently approved by the Committee on Public Finance chaired...

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LNP - INSEE Cement Enhances Logistics Operations to Meet Local Demand

2021-11-03   |   Business

NSEE Cement – currently operating at 3.6 million ton maximum production and import capacity – has added two more shipping vessels to its import lo...

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LNP - Interruptions to water supply if CEB doesn’t restore power breakdowns during strike: Water Supply Trade Union

2021-11-03   |   Business

The water supply could be disrupted if the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) is unable to restore power breakdowns during the protest, the convener of th...

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