Category: Srilanka Developments and Releated News
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Impact the Ban of Sri Lanka Fishery Product Exports to Europe
The European Commission has stated that the ban on the purchase of fishery products from Sri Lanka imposed since the island had failed to take necessary steps to halt the fishing while violating maritime boundaries and several conditions imposed by the European Union. Sri Lanka has export around 1,500 tonnes of Sri Lanka fishery products…
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Green Light to Colombo Port City Project
The Cabinet of Sri Lanka has decided to continue with the Chinese government assisted Colombo Port City Project. This decision has been taken at the Cabinet meeting held in 5th February 2015. The China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) is one of the major investors in the Colombo Port City project which would reclaim land on…
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Pakistan looking forward USD 1 Billion trade with Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka ‘s second largest buyer in SAARC, Pakistan is set to push towards US $ 1 billion trade target, as the next step in boosting bilateral trade. The High Commissioner of Pakistan in Sri Lanka stated to the news that there is great upward trade potential that we can jointly explore beyond the current…
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Srilanka Dual Citizenship open now for all Sri Lankans
Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake presenting the interim budget 2015 said that the option of dual citizenship would be available to all persons of Sri Lankan origin and granted after due valuation. A payment of Rs. 500,000 will have to precede each individual request. Furthermore, provision will be made for foreigners seeking resident static in Sri…
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Sri Lanka New Chief Justice K. Sripavan biography
Justice Kanakasabapathi Sripavan took oaths as the 44th Chief Justice before president Maithripala Sirisena yesterday. Chief Justice Sripavan is the second Tamil to hold this prestigious post. The first Tamil to hold this post in Sri Lanka was Suppiah Sharvananda, who served between 1984 and 1988. Chief Justice Sripavan born on February 29, 1952 had…
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Srilanka Waterfront Project continue as Cinnamon Life
John Keells Holding PLC’s subsidiary project of Waterfront has been renamed as “Cinnamon Life” and continue their project as planned. The project is expected to restrict the ability to rent space for gaming activities but it is to developed as both residential and commercial space with iconic design which believes would transform the landscape of…
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How much Maruti Suzuki Cars (Less than 1000cc) prices will go down in Sri Lanka after New Budget
Vehicle Importers Association Chairman Mahinda Sarathchandra stated to media that prices of vehicles below 1000 cc would come down only by Rs. 25, 000 in the wake of the 15% tax reduction announced in Thursday’s mini budget while all hybrid cars would go up by as much as Rupees one million. The custom duty for…
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New reduced bus fare from 1st February 2015
National Transport Commission announces the new bus fare revision after the fuel Price reduction in last week. The below Fare reductions will be implemented from 1st February 2015. The starting bus fare has reduced by Rs. 1/- from Rs. 9/- to Rs. 8/-. See below image for the details bus fare reduction from 1 to…
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Lake House Media Library – News from 1832 to now
Unearth the facts, the writings, the images of events and people of Sri Lanka in the 20th Century, and even before, in the foremost media library. Use our collection of: Newspaper and periodical hard copy archives from 1832 and digital copies of all ANCL publications since 2012 Photocopies and soft copies of news articles and…
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Jaffna trade Fair – 23rd January 2015
The Jaffna International Trade Fair (JITF), the most comprehensive and ‘looked forward to’ exhibition in the North will be held for the sixth consecutive year at the Durayappah stadium in Jaffna from January 23 to 25. The exhibition which was the first of the kind to be held in the Northern region of the country…