Dubai based Fakih Collection, a souvenir firm is planning to increase its sourcing from Sri Lanka, announced the Ministry of Industry and Commerce in the Island.
A statement issued by the Ministry says the Managing Director of Fakih Collection, N. P. Fakih has visited Sri Lanka during this week to find out potential suppliers of souvenir [...]
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Sri Lankan national team is currently in England getting ready to compete in the eight nation ICC Champions Trophy.
Below we reproduce the answers given by Sri Lankan captain Anjelo Mathews while speaking to reporters in England.
What kind of shape and form is your side in at the moment?
Well, we had some good preparation in [...]
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Sri Lanka on Tuesday recommenced train services on a section of the Island’s Northern railway line which was destroyed during the three decade armed conflict.
Accordingly, the section between Medawachchiya and Madhu which spans across 43 km’s which completed reconstruction work recently was opened for train services.
The journey, first in over two decades started from Anuradhapura [...]
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Sri Lanka’s Southern Expressway which links Colombo and Galle within a short time, will get two fuel filling stations.
Cabinet of Ministers has approved the allocation of required land for two separate parties selected on a competitive basis to build the proposed fuel stations.
The land will be allocated on a 30 year lease period.
Accordingly, two blocks [...]
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Sri Lanka’s Aitken Spence PLC has been chosen by the Fijian government to overhaul the operation of the country’s two biggest ports, namely Suva and Lautoka, a media report said.
Accordingly, the Aitken Spence has formed a Private Public Partnership agreement with Fiji Ports Corporation, where both parties will operate under the newly established joint venture [...]
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Pakistani envoy in Sri Lanka, Major General Qasim Qureshi emphasizes the need to further enhance business connectivity and the volume of bilateral trade between the two nations.
He made this comment during a visit to Galle district of the Southern Province recently, where he met several stakeholders.
Qureshi believes, both nations should explore the Free Trade Agreement, [...]
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ECONEST, a Swiss based water purification company launched its services in Sri Lanka on Tuesday with an aim to provide waste water management solutions, primarily to the Island’s growing tourism sector.
The company however says, it is equipped to provide advanced waste water treatment solutions for all sectors including commercial, residential and re-locatable.
According to ECONEST, the [...]
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Cho Ramaswamy, the editor of the Tamil political weekly Thuglak, published in Tamil Nadu says, India voting against Sri Lanka at the UN will help China to spread its range of influence in the Island nation.
“China will execute their contracts in Sri Lanka quicker now. They will be prepared to spend more money because they [...]
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The Sri Lankan government has the asked United States to abandon the prosecution of a Canadian charged with buying equipment and laundering money for the LTTE, a group once operated in the Island, fighting for a separate state.
A media report says, Sri Lankan government has sent a letter to the U.S. State Department to drop [...]
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Sri Lanka Air Force has declared opened a state-of-the-art Banquet Hall’ in Katunayake to provide services to the members of the Island’s security forces and also the general public.
The new facility spanning across a total land area of 23,000 square feet, consists of a 9,000 square feet banquet hall.
In addition, it also has facilities such [...]
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