Category: NEWS

  • Calling for Expressions of Interest of Plantation and Agricultural Based Industries Year 2017

    The ministry of Public Enterprise Development in collaboration with Chilaw Plantations Limited wishes to invite from local and international private sectors, interested in investing, to submit their expressions of interest to carry out suitable economic development projects. Chilaw Plantations Ltd, a state owned Plantations Company, consisted of 14,000 acres of coconut as the main crop…

  • Upt 60% Discount for Sunday Observer, Silumina & Thinakaran Weekend Papers for Annual Subscription

    Lake House Invites annual subscriptions for the their daily publications and weekend publication  with discounted value upto 60%. Daily News Paper Value of Paper: LKR. 9,390/- Annual Subscription LKR. 3,800/- Discount: 60%   Dinamina News Paper Value of Paper: LKR. 6,260/- Annual Subscription LKR. 3,200/- Discount: 50%   Thinakaran News Paper Value of Paper: LKR.…

  • India to supply locomotives, train sets to Sri Lanka

    Indian Railways has got the export order of supplying 10 locomotives and six DMU train sets to Sri Lanka. The total size of the order is INR 700crore. Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES), the subsidiary of Indian railways, which had already been working as a consultant in Sri Lanka has got the order.…

  • Notice to General Public about Registration for Value Added Tax (VAT) and Nation Building Tax (NBT)

    Changes to VAT and NBT laws are implemented with effect from November 01,2016 (unless a specific date is mentioned) as per the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act No 20 of 2016 and Nation Building Tax (Amendment) Act No 22 of 2016. Accordingly, any person or partnership whose value of supply/turnover reaches/exceeds the limits stated below…

  • G.C.E (A/L) 2016 Result about to release this week

    G.C.E (A/L) Examination 2016 result expected to be release on this week, those who did G.C.E  Advance Level examination on August 2016 could obtain their result by visiting the Department of Examination Website www.doenets.lk or Clicking Below Link Click here All the very best for those who pass G.C.E (A/L) Examination with good Z-Cores and…

  • No more Round Pin Plug, Government approved only Square Pin Plug from 16th August 2016

    Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka made a new announcement for National Standard for Plugs And Socket Outlets. Based on the recommendations by Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL), the Government of Sri Lanka announced ‘Type G plug and socket outlet”, widely known as the “13 ampere plug and socket outlet”, and commonly referred…

  • Select suitable Institutions to implement carbon zero and waste zero projects – Ministry of Plantation Industries

    Ministry of Plantation Industries, Coconut Development Authority call invitation for bids to select suitable Institutions to implement carbon zero and waste zero projects.( Tender No. CDA/06/2016) Attention of the world is being drawn to the carbon zero and wastes zero projects out of the Resource Management Projects. Arrangements are being made to empower these projects…

  • Container Terminal for Trinco Port

    Prime Minister stated that the Trincomalee harbour will be developed to international level with a container terminal at the second International Colombo Maritime Conference at the Galadari Hotel. he said that the proposed North Eastern port of Trincomalee will be developed under a plan from Singapore’s Surbana Jurong. The Prime Minister said that they will…

  • Mega Maldives flies to Colombo

    Mega Maldives airlines will launch direct flights from male to Colombo. They will operate a Boeing 767, 300 seater flight on Thursday, Saturday and Monday. Founded in 2009, Mega Maldives Airlines, a US-Maldives joint venture has now become the fourth largest international airline to the Maldives flying to Shanghai, Beijing and three other destinations, Jeddah,…