Working with the international nonprofit, the Ethical Tea Partnership, a local nonprofit, the PALM Foundation, and together with its Citizens (customers), The Republic of Tea is starting to improve the lives of women and their families in Sri Lanka, he…
The preliminary stage of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup has seen teams try out different players and combinations and as the 16-team tournament reaches the business end, sides will be hoping their investments pay off in the big matches. England, India a…
Singapore businesses said they are bullish about the Sri Lanka market, and expect to benefit considerably from a free trade agreement (FTA) that both countries will sign today. One area they have high hopes for is tariff reduction, as imported goods so…
Interestingly, tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka reached an all-time high of 2,116,407 in 2017. But the minimum room rate that has been slapped on the hotels operating within the Colombo city and the growing informal accommodation sector appear to be a con…
They also give maximum publicity. An example of this is the Indian ban on playing cricket with Pakistan or Tamil Nadu’s ban on Sri Lankan cricketers. It is easier to ban Pakistani players or artistes or to ban Sri Lankan cricket players, than to go to war with Pakistan or force Sri Lanka to yield to the Tamils’ …
Striking a heavy blow to the aspirations of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) engineers to include coal in Sri Lanka’s future power generation mix, their peers working at the Norochcholai coal power plant have in a petition noted that fly ash from the plant is becoming an unbearable health hazard for the …
The Shippers’ Academy Colombo has invited, Chairman Sri Lanka Tea Board Rohan Pethiyagoda to address the issues currently facing the tea industry I terms of supply chain challenges, may it be domestics or international. Tea Exporters Association (TEA) Chairman, officers from Plant Quarantine …
In tropical Sri Lanka, where air conditioning can cost sky high, the reduction of heat intake through windows can translate into significant savings. Nano Shield considerably cuts down heat penetration through windows, reducing the demand for air condi…
The Asian Packaging Federation has appointed a President from Sri Lanka, namely Rohan Victoria to its board of administration for the third time in its … who became a member of the Council of Management of the Sri Lanka Institute of Packaging represe…
Eventbrite – Travel Associates presents Discover India and Sri Lanka Information Evening – Thursday, 15 March 2018 at Oscar’s Hotel & Cafe Bar, Ballarat Central, VIC. Find event and ticket information.