Category: Sri Lanka News
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CBSL issues commemorative currency note for 70th Independence Day
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has issued a circulation standard commemorative currency note in the denomination of Rs.1,000 to mark the 70th independence celebration in the country which falls on February 4. This is the 4th commemorative note that was issued by the Central Bank. The size, predominant colour and security features of…
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Spot fines for motor traffic related offences
The Transport and Civil Aviation Ministry has introduced spot fines for range of motor traffic related offences instead of prosecuting at the court. The ministry issuing a Gazette Extraordinary has stipulated spot fines Hinging from Rs. 500 -Rs.3,000 for selected offences which previously required the institution and carrying on of legal proceeding in a court…
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NDB introduces Cash Recycle Machine at Hemas Hospitals, Wattala
The National Development Bank PLC launched a new generation of Cash Recycling Machines (CRM), of which the maiden CRM was deployed at Hemas Hospitals, Wattala. This CRM offers you serval new features on the standard ATMs. Cash recycle machine is complex machine that handle simple, but important task of accepting and dispensing cash. And this…
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Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force Invitations Opens for Lady Officer Cadet
Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force invites applications for the Lady Officer Cadet, see below details for entry qualification and salary and other benefits. Basic Qualifications Should be an unmarried female citizen of Sri Lanka Age should not be less than 18 years and not more than 22 years as at 06 February 2018. Height should…
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Sri Lanka’s first pharma zone to open with US$ 10 million investment
I The Stale Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing Corporation of Sri Lanka (SPMC) and Pharma Zone (Pvt) Ltd entered into an agreement on January 8, 2018, to build the first ever exclusive pharmaceutical manufacturing zone of Sri Lanka at Welipenna in the Kalutara district with an investment in excess of US $ 10 million. Pharma Zone (Pvt) Ltd…
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2.116 Million Tourist Arrived to Sri Lanka in Year 2017
Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka reached an all-time high of 2,116,407 in 2017 according to the latest data released by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority. The arrival figure for 2017 represents a 3.2 growth or 65,595 more arrivals over the preceding year when the figure crossed the 2 million mark for the first time.…
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Establishment of Scheduled Airline Operations for Domestic (Passenger) Air Services based in Sri Lanka – Expressions of Interest Called
National agency for public-private partnership, ministry of finance and mass media in conjuction with ministry of transport and civil aviation, request for expressions of interest (EOI) for Establishment of Scheduled Airline Operations for Domestic (Passenger) Air Services based in Sri Lanka . Expressions of interest (EOI) are called from local and international business enterprises having…
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No one can run Cable TV and Direct-To-Home Satellite TV Service without licence
Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka made a Notice to Cable TV and Direct-To-Home Satellite TV Service Providers. In terms of Section 17 of the Sri Lanka Telecommunications Act No. 25 of 1991 as amended “No person shall operate a telecommunication system in Sri Lanka except under the authority of a licence granted by the…
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80% of fake FB accounts will be removed Computer Emergency Readiness Team Co-ordination Centre
The Principal Information Security Engineer of the Computer Emergency Readiness Team Co-ordinatioii Centre (CERT CC), Roshan Chandragupta said 80 per cent of the fake Facebook accounts would be removed by the end 2017 by the Facebook head office. he said” CERT had received 3.400 complaints by November regarding the creation of fake Facebook accounts. Mr.…
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Proposed Colombo LRT (Colombo Metro Service) Plan and Routes
Megapolis and western development ministry announces a their proposed Colombo LRT plans. The proposals to establish seven LRT lines in order to ease traffic congestion in Colombo and the suburbs such as below, Kollupitiya to Maradana via Bambalapitiya, Boralla and Union Place (14.8km) Colombo Fort to Peliyagoda via Maradana and Mat-takkuliya (11.5km) Dematagoda to Bambalapitiya…