An online system has been made available to the public to obtain copies of Birth, Marriage, and Death certificates. This facility has been introduced to reduce difficulties in requesting copies of Birth, Marriage, and death certificates during the ongoing COVID pandemic crisis. Accordingly, the system can be accessed at rgd.gov.lk. using a mobile device or…
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Turkey M. Rizvi Hassen visited the Black Sea Region of Turkey to explore areas and sectors that Sri Lanka could establish relations and to enhance trade, investment, and tourism links. During the visit, Ambassador Hassen met the President and members of Trade Chamber of Commerce of Sinop Province, prominent business…
Sri Lanka Embassy in the Sultanate of Oman organized a successful visit of an investor delegation to Sri Lanka from Omani Shumookh International LLC, which is an investment arm of Madayn – the Public Establishment for Industrial Estates of the Sultanate of Oman, under the investment bubble concept from 20-26 July 2021. The delegation led by Shumookh International Executive…
(This is a press release issued by CHEC Port City Colombo (Pvt) Ltd.) CHEC Port City Colombo (Pvt) Ltd wishes to clarify its position regarding the remarks made by the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Alaina B. Teplitz, while addressing a group of journalists on 29th July 2021. Wherein she stated that (quote) “the United…
The Sri Lanka Export Development Board in collaboration with The Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Guangzhou and the Department of Commerce of Fujian successfully organized the Fujian, China – Sri Lanka Economic & Trade Forum and Matchmaking event on 28th July 2021 via “video conference + web cast”. The virtual event was attended by…
Reuters – Sri Lanka paid a $1 billion bond last week, but the alarming state of its finances suggests it may have been just another step towards its first sovereign default. All the tell-tale crisis signs are there: bonds at nearly half their face value, debt-to-GDP levels above 100%, over 80% of government revenues being…
By Manoj Udugampola At a time Sri Lanka is in much need of increasing its foreign exchange reserves, the vast untapped potential of the country’s rubber exports industry requires due attention. To place the rubber sector’s foreign exchange earning potential in context, the Export Development Board (EDB) had earlier set a target of USD 4.4…
The Silk Road Journal by Mahika Ming In August Sri Lankans will be paying homage to the Buddha’s tooth relic in Kandy with the Perahera pagent. The Buddha was a great philosopher who preached for the benefit of all especially the lowest levels in the society to overcome their grievances. The ceremony has in fact…
Colombo’s newest state-of-the-art office tower, ‘The Offices’ at Cinnamon Life has been chosen as the hub for leading global technology company, HCL Technologies’ growth drive in Sri Lanka. Cinnamon Life is the first A-grade office tower in Colombo to attract a leading multinational company to occupy a majority of available office spaces within its premises….
Huawei announced its plan to invest US $ 100 million in startup support at the inaugural HUAWEI CLOUD Spark Founders Summit, which took place simultaneously in Singapore and Hong Kong. Huawei said the investment would go towards its Spark Program in the Asia Pacific region, which aims to build a sustainable startup ecosystem for the…
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