President Mahinda Rajapaksa has decided to remove the taxes announced in Special Gazette 1857/8 for state and private sector financial institution staff, the Presidential Media Division said. Accordingly the taxes on housing loan interest, disaster loan interest, vehicle loan interest, medical expenses reimbursement, overtime allowance and other allowances of employees at state and private institutions…
Colombo Stock market started its weekly operations on optimistic note where main bourse hit 34 month high of 6,766.19. Core index gained 34.32 index points (+0.51%) to end at 6,756.52 while 20-scrip S&P SL20 index gained 29.17 index points (0.78%) to close at 3,768.15. Price appreciations in equities such as Commercial Bank (closed at LKR…
Mr. Aravinda Perera was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) with effect from 9th July, 2014, in place of Mr. Krishan Balendra, who completed his term as Chairman of the Board and resigned from the Board with effect from 5thJune, 2014. Mr. Perera is currently the Managing Director of…
Deshodaya Development Finance Limited, George Steuart & Company Limited and Capital Trust Holding Limited have signed a memorandum of understanding to acquire the majority shares of George Steuart Finance PLC. In keeping with the Financial Sector Consolidation master plan of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Deshodaya Development Finance Limited has entered into a Memorandum…
Ceylon Leather Products PLC subscribed to 3,064,485,280 shares in South Asia Textile Industries Lanka (Private) Limited through a Rights Issue for Rs. 306,448,528 thus increasing its hold in South Asia Textile Industries to 80.39 percent. Meanwhile, Lanka Century Investments PLC which is the controlling shareholder of Ceylon Leather Products PLC subscribed to 480,703,600 shares in…
President Mahinda Rajapaksa today welcomed the formation of the New Development Bank (NDB) by the five Brics countries — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — at the 6th BRICS summit in Brazil, saying it will assist emerging nations significantly. “Sri Lanka welcomes the initiative of BRICS leaders to establish a new Development Bank….
Internet giant Google has reported a 22% jump in revenue during the second quarter period from March to June compared with a year earlier. Revenue rose to $16bn (£9.4bn) and profits were up 6% to $3.4bn, said the firm in its earnings report. Strong demand for Google’s advertising helped boost revenues above expectations. Google also…
Malaysia Airlines System Bhd, whose plane carrying 298 passengers was shot down over eastern Ukraine, took a route that Qantas Airways Ltd and several other carriers avoided. Qantas hasn’t been using that route for a few months, said Andrew McGinnes, a spokesman for the Australian carrier, while Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd said it hasn’t been…
Toyota wants to help you scream at your unruly kids. The latest version of the company’s Sienna minivan has a feature called “Driver Easy Speak.” It uses a built-in microphone to amplify a parent’s voice through speakers in the back seats. Toyota says it added Easy Speak “so parents don’t have to shout to passengers…
Colombo stock market wrapped the weekly operations in opposite directions where main bourse witnessed marginal returns with turnover crossing LKR 1bn mark. ASI index gained 0.33 index points to close at 6,722.20 while S&P SL20 index declined 8.49 index points or 0.23% to end at 3,738.98. Gains were recorded in index heavy stocks such as…
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