Discussions were held on the draft text of a comprehensive Agreement on Bilateral Civil Nuclear Cooperation between India and Sri Lanka on 5 and 6 May in Colombo where it was agreed that the next meeting would be held in India in the second half of 2014 to take forward the issues under discussion. The…
Photographer Brendan Beirne thought he might be lucky to snap a few frames of billionaire James Packer arriving at his Bondi home on Sunday afternoon. But within five minutes of pulling up outside Packer’s multimillion-dollar beachside pad, Beirne was snapping away furiously, not believing the scene that was playing out before his lens. In photographs…
Sampath Bank, has partnered with Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) to expedite port related landing and delivery payments and deliver a hassle-free facility to exporters and importers in Sri Lanka. This is the first time this landing and delivery payment facility is being made available to private commercial banks in Sri Lanka and Sampath Bank…
Yesterday afternoon, gaming billionaire James Packer got in a vicious fist fight with Nine Entertainment Group CEO David Gyngell on the street in Bondi, Sydney. News Corporation can reveal exclusive photographs of the moment the former best mates brawled outside Packer’s $20 million dollar beach pad. The stills show the men aggressively wrestling, before falling…
Colombo equities started a fresh week on Monday on positive note where both indices closed with marginal gains. All Share Price index marginally gained 0.99 points (+0.02%) to end at 6,249.43 while S&P SL 20 index gained 5.88 points (+0.17%) to end at 3,441.69. Progression in index heavy counters such as Aitken Spence (closed at…
A MEDIA bidding war is underway for photographs of a punch-up between gaming billionaire James Packer and Nine’s CEO David Gyngell. The long-time friends were seen brawling on the street outside Packer’s Bondi Beach pad on Sunday afternoon, News Corp reported. Still photographs reportedly show the men wrestling before falling to the ground in a…
Colombo stock market closed its weekly operations with notable gains in both indices. Main share index gained 24.77 index points or 0.40% to close at 6,248.44 and S&P SL 20 index gained 17.62 index points to close at 3,435.81. Price appreciations in stocks such as Carson Cumberbatch (closed at LKR 405.00, +8.0%), Ceylon Tobacco Company…
Recently AdaderanaBiz reported that a Sri Lankan bank has begun negotiations with US based PayPal to become its domestic partner bank for inward remittances. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka currently allows outward payments through PayPal via credit cards but the monetary authority prohibits receipts and withdrawals from domestic bank accounts. However, the Central Bank…
Due to the opposition of those like the government coalition partner the Jathika Hela Urumaya [JHU] and others who voted against the Strategic Development Projects Gazette notification in parliament the arrival of foreign investors like James Packer and others to Sri Lanka are now at risk, said Investment Promotions Deputy Minister Faizer Mustapha. If to…
EXCLUSIVE: To the questions raised by media reports whether multi-billion dollar Australian businessman JamesPacker would not come to Sri Lanka under the prevailing situation, the main Sri Lankan stakeholder in this project, prominent business personality Ravi Wijeratne provided the answers to AdaderanaBiz. Ravi Wijeratne confirmed that James Packer would continue to stay with planned mixed…
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