Following the high-level webinar on Maritime Economy organised by the Mouvement Des Entreprises de France (MEDEF), and the International Maritime Task Force together with Sri Lanka Embassy in France in March 2021, a virtual meeting was organized on 21 May 2021 to consider the actions to take forward, that could be led within the framework…
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Sultanate of Oman Ameer Ajwad launched a new brand “Ceylon Cinnamon Tea” at AI Meera Hypermarket in Muscat, Oman on 21 May 2021 coinciding with the International Tea Day. He also distributed “Ceylon Tea” dyed Face Masks which were recently debuted by Sri Lanka Tea Board, among the participants…
Broadcast on 30th May at 6pm on Ada Derana The creation of Colombo’s newest landmark is set to be revealed on “Making of the Iconic Ahasa One Sky Bridge”, a TV documentary film that will be aired on Ada Derana at 6pm on Sunday, 30th May. AHASA ONE Sky Bridge was installed c.100 feet in…
The Hambantota International Port (HIP) will partner Intertek Lanka (Pvt) Ltd to establish a state-of-the-art petroleum testing laboratory which will be unique to Sri Lanka. Through this facility, Intertek will provide innovative and bespoke assurance, testing, inspection and certification services. Johnson Liu, CEO of HIPG says, “HIPG has great potential in energy services due to…
Speaker Hon. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardane has put his signature Thursday (27) validating the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill which was passed in Parliament on the 20th May 2021. The Speaker signed the blueprint of the act at around 11.20 am Thursday morning, the Speakers Office said. Thereby the Colombo Port City Economic Commission act…
Even amidst strict travel restrictions, factory workers involved in production and export industry are allowed to travel from their places of residence to the factory and vice versa. The government has issued passes to all the factories functioning in BOI export zones and outside to facilitate the transport of employees between the places of residence…
Forbes: The back-and-forth for the title of the richest person in the world between Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and LVMH chief Bernard Arnault has taken another turn: For the third time this week, Arnault has overtaken Bezos forthe No. 1 spot, with an estimated net worth of $190.1 billion, compared to Bezos’ $188.5 billion as of 12:45 pm ET….
As an initiative of the Commercial section of the High Commission of Sri Lanka in Singapore, an online workshop on the Development of Recreational Boating Industry in Sri Lanka was successfully held on 11 May, 2021. The event was co-host by the Sri Lanka Export Development Board and Singapore Boating Industry Association, and supported by…
During a turbulent financial year that was affected by the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, Aitken Spence Group’s non-tourism sectors delivered the highest ever profit before tax of Rs. 5.01 billion for the twelve months ending 31st March 2021 compared to Rs. 4.2 billion last year and partially offsetting the impact of the Group’s Tourism portfolio which recorded…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department on Monday urged against travel to Japan and Sri Lanka due to a new wave of COVID-19 infections, saying those two nations will now fall under the department’s “Level 4: Do Not Travel” advisory.
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