Tag: International – News
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SriLankan Airline New Business Strategies of MRO and Domestic Flight services
SriLankan Airlines will negotiate with an Asian based air service company to begin a Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) centre at the Mattala airport in Hambatota. SriLankan Airlines Chairman Ajith Dias states proposal for an MRO at the Mattala international airport was in the pipeline for several years but it never got off. We are…
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Sri Lanka Minimum monthly salary of public servants now Rs. 30,040/-
The Deputy Minister Policy Development and Economic Affairs Dr. Harsha de Silva said the Sri Lankan Public Sector has enjoyed a highest salary increment since Independence on 1948. The current Basic Salary for the Public Servant is about Rs. 30,040/-, how ever a low scale Private sector Employee gets approximately Rs. 15,000/- as their basic salary.…
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Senior Citizen Fixed Deposits new interest rates, Deposits Less than 1 Million 15% and Deposits Less than 2.5 Million 12% per Annum – Confirmed by Central bank of Sri Lanka
Central Bank of Sri Lanka has said that it had instructed all the banks to allow senior citizens who are over 60 years of age to avail them of the special interest scheme meant for them as announced in the interim budget of 2015, with effect from February 1, 2015. Accordingly, senior citizens above the…
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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…