History and importance of the Central Expressway Under the directives of Ministry of Highways (MoH), and the purview of the Road Development Authority (RDA), Sri Lanka’s Central Expressway Project (CEP) seeks to link the major cities of Kandy, Dambulla, and Kurunegala to the capital Colombo, based on the National Master Plan for development of land-based…
The “Taxing Menstrual Hygiene Products in Sri Lanka: a policy analysis” study reveals that over 50% of women in Sri Lanka experience period poverty; indicating that 50% of households with women of menstruating age do not report spending any money on sanitary napkins. The study was published through the Assisting Communities in Creating Environmental and…
Holger Seubert, Ambassador of Germany, Olaf Malchow, Deputy Head of Mission / Counsellor and Alexandra Voss , Chief Delegate of German Industry & Commerce in Sri Lanka (AHK) met with Raja Edirisuriya, Chairman BOI and Renuka Weerakone, Director General recently at the BOI.Malintha Gajanayake, Head of Corporate Affairs / Export Promotion (AHK) and Nilupul De…
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is unacceptable We condemn in the strongest possible terms Russia’s unprovoked, unjust and illegal invasion of Ukraine, a sovereign and democratic state. This outrageous attack is a gross violation of international law, including the UN charter. The world has watched in horror as Russia’s war on Ukraine has caused a catastrophic…
The first-ever visit of a 17 member high-level Omani business delegation to Sri Lanka from the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI), organized by the Sri Lanka Embassy in Oman from 5 to 9 March 2022, has successfully concluded. The high-level business delegation was led by the Chairman of the OCCI,Eng. Redha Bin Juma…
Soaring oil, dipping foreign reserves jolt $81 billion economy Facing default, island-nation in talks with IMF for bailout Bloomberg – Russia’s war in Ukraine, which has caused a humanitarian crisis and convulsed global financial markets, is now threatening to crush an $81 billion economy more than 4,000 miles away in the Indian Ocean. Hit by…
SLASSCOM, Sri Lanka’s national chamber for the IT-BPM industry, FITIS, Federation of Information Technology Industry Sri Lanka, and CSSL, the Computer Society of Sri Lanka, congratulated the Government’s recent move to pass the new Personal Data Protection bill, as part of the country’s efforts to move towards a modern digital state and economy, and was…
The Sri Lanka Embassy in Japan with the assistance of the Sri Lanka Tea Board showcased “Ceylon Tea” at the Foodex Japan 2022, the 47th International Food and Beverage Exhibition held in Tokyo, Japan which consisted of over 1400 food related stalls. Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Japan, Sanjiv Gunasekara participated at the Foodex Japan…
SLTPB collaborated with the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Vietnam to organize a media and trade familiarization tour for a 13-member delegation which included high profile tour operators representing the Vietnamese Travel Association (VITM). The delegation was given a warm welcome at BIA by Sri Lanka Tourism on 13th March 2022. During their tour, they…
Hon. Minister of Tourism, Prasanna Ranatunga said that selecting Sri Lanka to hold the Raid Amazones adventure program will send a positive message to the world that Sri Lanka is a safe destination. The Minister mentioned this while participating at the inauguration of the Raid Amazone adventure program which commenced in Sigiriya Wednesday (16th March…
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