The newly appointed members of the Audit Service Commission were sworn in on the 9th of April before the Hon. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana, Speaker of the Parliament. The Auditor General is appointed as the ex-officio Chairman to the Commission and accordingly, Mr. W.P.C. Wickramaratne took oath in the said position. Furthermore, Retired Justice Nihal Sunil…
The fourth Export Barometer Survey conducted by The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce highlighted the fall in exports in the second half of 2022, in line with the decline in national exports during the last quarter of the year. The survey, which covers the second half of 2022 and the outlook for the first half of…
The Research Intelligence Units suburban apartment price index for February reveals that the apartment prices are continuing to decline in USD terms making it an opportune time for foreign investors. However, this is not the case when the prices are calculated in LKR terms, RIUNIT says. According to the latest RIUNIT data, suburban average apartment…
The Sri Lanka Agripreneurs’ Forum (SLAF) recently held the Agripreneur Conference 2023, themed “Empowering Agripreneurs for a World of Abundance” at the Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research & Training Institute (HARTI) in Colombo. This conference aimed to bring all stakeholders of agribusiness into one common platform to foster innovation and drive progressive change. The conference, which…
Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau organized a highly informative and engaging Travel Agent Familiarization Tour in Sri Lanka for a group of esteemed Australian travel agents. As Australia is a crucial market for Sri Lanka Tourism, the tour was designed to attract high-end tourists from Australia to experience the wonders of the beautiful island destination….
On 16th May 1880, Col Henry Olcott (Rtd. US Army) arrived in SL at the Galle port to be welcomed by his good friend Ven. Migettuwatte Gunananda. Olcott connected with Ven Thero (after the “Panadura Debate”). Ven. had his early education under Christian priests of Wesley College, Colombo 08. If not, he wouldn’t have got…
As part of the wider SOE reforms that is taking place in Ethiopia, MTI Consulting has completed the Strategic Assessment of 4 State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) Ethiopia’s Public Enterprises Holding & Administration (PEHA) had selected MTI Consulting to conduct in-depth strategic assessment of five State-Owned Enterprises in Ethiopia. These include Ethiopian Chemical Industry Corporation, Ethiopian Business…
To enhance safety and security for Sri Lankans, Hayleys Fentons, in partnership with Bosch as their authorized sales partner, proudly launched a cutting-edge workshop on March 7th, 2023, focused on “AI for video surveillance”. The workshop educated participants on the importance of AI in enhancing security measures and the latest advancements in video surveillance. In…
The Chamber of Young Lankan Entrepreneurs (COYLE) would like to take this opportunity to wish all Sri Lankans here and afar a Happy and Prosperous Sinhala and Tamil New Year. Our current stance on the economy of Sri Lanka is one of optimism but tempered with caution. As the nation begins to emerge from the…
Bringing deaf and hearing-impaired persons closer to their communities, Dialog Axiata PLC announced the launch of a trilingual version of the internationally renowned sign language interpretation app ‘DeafTawk’ in Sri Lanka, a first in the country. The app was launched during an event held at the Dialog premises with hearing-impaired individuals and sign language interpreters…
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