The much awaited second stage of the famous Raid Amazones 2022 Adventure challenge kicked off another 214 participants arriving at the Bandaranayake International Airport with214 ladies who will discover the roads less traveled around Sri Lanka by Bike & run, and Canoeing. ️The second stage will be held from 28th March to 6th April 2022…
Lease and rental reductions Support towards cost sharing The Sri Lanka Retailers’ Association (SLRA), the apex body for organised retail in Sri Lanka, has issued a communique requesting landlords, lessors, and business partners to reduce leases and rentals for the Association’s membership. President of SLRA, Mr. Murali Prakash appealed to landlords and lessors to provide…
The Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) in collaboration with the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Vietnam, organized a fam tour for a delegation of Vietnamese tour operators/agents representing 13 Vietnamese companies, including media personnel as well. The main purpose of their participation at this fam tour was to convey the message to the rest…
Kia EV6 battery electric vehicle wins first ‘Car of the Year’ award for Korean carmaker, beating Ford Mustang Mach-E, Peugeot 308, Hyundai IONIQ 5, Renault Mégane E-Tech and others EV6 also awarded Red Dot Design ‘Best of the Best’ and ‘Innovative Products’ awards Eight Kia vehicles win TSP and TSP+ awards from Insurance Institute for…
The State Minister of Foreign Employment Promotion and Market Diversification Piyankara Jayaratne undertook an official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 19 to 24 March 2022. During his visit, State Minister Jayaratne held a bilateral discussion with the Vice Minister of Human Resources and Social Development for Labour of the Ministry of Human Resources and…
Bloomberg – Sri Lanka avoided a recession in the December quarter, a trend that may not hold for long as the island nation faces depleting foreign currency reserves and a spillover from the war in Ukraine dims recovery prospects. Gross domestic product in the fourth quarter grew 1.8% from a year earlier, the Department of…
In planning for the future, the past is just prologue. For modern Sri Lankan Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), the prologue is dominated by massive twin global headwinds of a post-pandemic future and a war brewing in Europe. Their combined impact can potentially up-end a global economic order that has been consolidated over generations. It…
Sri Lanka’s Export Performance in February 2022 Sri Lanka’s merchandise exports increased by 9.91% to US$ 1,046 Million in February 2022 compared to February 2021 as per the data released by the Sri Lanka Customs. Further, it is a 5.8% increase when compared to February 2020. Export Development Board (EDB) Chairman Suresh D de Mel…
Outgoing Saudi Ambassador to Sri Lanka Abdulnasser Hussain Al-Harthi stated that Saudi Arabia intends to continually provide the assistance of the Saudi Development Fund to Sri Lanka. Mr. Al-Harthi , who is leaving the country after completing his service, made these remarks when he called on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat, today (29)….
Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau continues to proceed with its destination promotion goals as they will collaborate with Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) and Sri Lankan Association of Inbound Tour Operators (SLAITO), to hold its 66th Convention and Exhibition at Colombo, Sri Lanka from April 19 – 22, 2022.This occasion was ultimately a result…
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