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Ceylon Chamber of Commerce joins the global movement to end gender based violence

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce pledges to join the fight to end gender-based violence by joining the global campaign “Orange the World: 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence’. In Sri Lanka, the first dedicated national survey on violence against women and girls, the Women’s Wellbeing Survey, revealed that two in five women were subjected…

(0)Comments | November 29, 2021 10:49 am

Sri Lanka Economic Summit “Survival to Recovery: Reviving Tourism Inflows”

The upcoming Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2021, the foremost and most anticipated economic event of Sri Lanka, will host a lineup of contemporary dialogues under this year’s theme ‘Springboard for revival: Opportunity to reset’.  Day two of the event will feature a session dedicated to ‘Survival to Recovery: Reviving Tourism Inflows’ on 7th December, 2021….

(0)Comments | November 29, 2021 10:47 am

HNB focused on remittances as an engine for development

Underpinning the power of remittances to drive development and in support of Central Bank of Sri Lanka’s (CBSL) efforts to optimize inward remittances to Sri Lanka, leading private sector bank HNB PLC, recognized and rewarded their top achieving customers, at a special ceremony at their premises. The event featured CBSL Governor, Ajith Nivard Cabraal as…

(0)Comments | November 29, 2021 6:18 am

“Explore 2021” – Virtual Familiarization Tour of MICE Venues by SLCB

Sri Lanka Convention Bureau (SLCB) recently organaised its first ever virtual familiarization tour of the newest and unique MICE (Meetings, Incentive travel, Conferences, Exhibitions) venues located in the areas from Colombo up to Beruwala and Colombo upto Waikkal. Over 100 participants representing local professional conference organisers, professional exhibition organisers, professional event organisers, meeting planners, wedding…

(0)Comments | November 29, 2021 6:16 am

President presents awards for outstanding personalities in Export sector

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that in the future too many unpopular decisions will have to be taken to overcome the global economic challenges and to keep the country on the path to prosperity. Even though the people criticized these interventions, the country and the people would reap the benefits in the near future, the President…

(0)Comments | November 29, 2021 12:14 am

A national consensus on structural reforms needed to get out of the economic crisis

Sri Lanka is already in one of the worst economic crises in its history. The reforms are so difficult that no party will want to even contemplate let alone implement them fearing loss of popularity. The longer reforms are postponed, the worse the problem becomes which makes remedies even more difficult to implement. The only…

(0)Comments | November 26, 2021 5:37 pm

Singapore launches vaccinated travel lanes with Thailand, Cambodia, Fiji, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Turkey

Five of these countries have already reopened their borders to vaccinated travellers from Singapore. SINGAPORE: Singapore will extend vaccinated travel lanes (VTLs) to six more countries next month, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) announced on Friday (Nov 26). From Dec 14, travellers from Thailand may enter Singapore under the quarantine-free VTL. Travellers from Cambodia, Fiji,…

(0)Comments | November 26, 2021 2:37 pm

Sri Lanka Tourism and Australia’s MDF webinar to Share Insights from 10,000 Consumers from 10 Key Markets to Strategically Promote Tourism Reopening

Members of Sri Lanka’s tourism industry are set to gain useful insights from a survey of 10,000 travel consumers across 10 key Sri Lankan source markets, in a webinar organised by Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) in collaboration with Market Development Facility (MDF), Australia’s flagship private sector development program. “Business and Consumer Insights for…

(0)Comments | November 26, 2021 11:01 am

SriLankan Airlines committed to serve India as the Airline continues to consolidate operations to pre-COVID-19 levels

SriLankan Airlines, today, assured to Indian travellers that the Airline is committed to increase the flights to destinations that were temporarily halted due to the pandemic, restore operations to pre-COVID-19 levels, and offer Indian travelers a wide range of connections to Sri Lanka. SriLankan Airlines’ Chairman, Ashok Pathirage, said “India is our biggest market, and…

(0)Comments | November 26, 2021 11:00 am

UNICEF on Budget Speech 2022

A nation’s budget is not only a statement of income and expenditure but also an instrument for implementing the priorities of the government. Since almost the entirety of resources for social sectors, including for service delivery that is crucial for children’s wellbeing, is funded by public sector budgets, a country’s budget is one of the…

(0)Comments | November 25, 2021 4:22 pm