UNIDO implements EU-funded on FOOD ‘Mainstreaming Standards project
UNIDO is implementing several socio economic development projects in Sri Lanka with European Union Funding
SriLankan Airlines makes $ 3 mn net profit in 2022-23
SriLankan Airlines has recorded a net profit of $ 3 million for the financial year 2022-23, for the first time the airline after Emirates left the management in 2008, the airline disclosed to the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE).
Sri Lanka to export first consignment of sour plantains to Dubai this week
Sri Lanka's first organic sour banana harvest is to be exported to the Dubai market in the next few days, the Agriculture Ministry said in a media release.
ILO steps in to enhance private sector investments in the North.
The Northern Province Governor’s Office, International Labour Organisation (ILO) and Ernst & Young (EY) collaborated to organise stakeholder meetings on generating investment-driven growth in the Northern Province.
Rates slump most in a week on positive sentiments after IMF Board approval
Prime lending rate falls by 204 basis points to settle at 21.74%
It has fallen cumulative 550 basis points since the end of last year
Khader Adnan: Rockets fired after Palestinian hunger striker dies in Israeli jail
Militants in Gaza have fired more than 20 rockets into Israel after the death of a Palestinian prisoner who had been on hunger strike in an Israeli jail.
Sudan crisis: Civilians facing catastrophe as 100,000 flee fighting - UN
More than 100,000 people have fled Sudan since heavy fighting broke out between rival forces on 15 April, the UN has said.
Saudi Arabia introduces e-visa, Bangladeshis don't need visa stickers forworkandvisits
Dhaka, May 1 -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has introduced e-visa, eliminating visa stickers for work, visits, and transit.
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New digital platform to add value to senior citizens in Sri Lanka
The country’s population of retirees and demographic shift of experienced workers see a negative transformation with the current economic state of the country.
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US Secretary of State hails US envoy Julie Chung contribution to Sri Lanka
US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has noted the extraordinary contribution made by the current US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung on the 120th anniversary of the arrival of the first Korean immigrants to America.
Sri Lanka to explore areas of cooperation with Okinawa
As the first Sri Lankan envoy to undertake an official visit to Okinawa, Ambassador E. Rodney M. Perera called on the Governor of the Prefecture of Okinawa in Naha, Denny Tamaki, in order to establish fruitful links of cooperation between Sri Lanka and Okinawa.
Duty-free allowance for expatriate workers increased from today
The increase of duty-free allowance given to expatriate workers at the airport will be in effect from yesterday (May 01), the Ministry of Labour & Foreign Employment says.
Inflation drops by 35.3% in April
The Department of Census and Statistics yesterday said that inflation in Colombo has dropped to 35.3 percent in April.