Sri Lanka’s first Ironman triathlon to generate US $ 3mn in tourism earnings … The first Ironman event in South Asia would be held from February 22-25 in Sri Lanka, with the Ironman 70.3 Colombo international triathlon and exhibition set to generate US$ 3 million in tourism earnings for the country and …
“What Sri Lanka needs is tariff reforms. What you need is simple and significantly lower tariffs. We are not saying you should move there overnight, in the sense, you need to have a long-term agenda in which you move to a much more simple system with s…
Despite Australia being home to a large Sri Lankan diaspora and student community, passenger arrivals to Sri Lanka have been on the decline in 2017. One of the prime reasons for this was the lack of direct flights from Colombo to Australia. “This status quo was improved by SriLankan Airlines’ strategic …
Dhananath Fernando wins US$ 10,000 for Sri Lanka in Think Tank Shark Tank in Asia … Dhananath made a strong case on the high cost of construction in Sri Lanka and highlighted that more than 10 million Sri Lankans will be benefited if the border taxes…
The Singapore Business Mission to Sri Lanka organised by the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) together with International Enterprise Singapore (IES) and Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) recently held a seminar on doing busin…
While Sri Lanka have a full squad, except injured Angelo Mathews, the home side have a number of significant absentees in their squad, including Shakib Al-Hasan. Bangladesh will hope they can win the first T20I to at least have a chance of registering …
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s rupee fell to 155.45/55 against the US dollar in the spit market Wednesday morning down from 154.95/10 a day earlier, dealers said, as the future of a ruling coalition hung in the balance following a shock defeat at local council polls. The currency has fallen over around …
#WYAtravels to Sri Lanka and Nepal. This WYAAP South Asia tour, WYAAP Regional Director Mary Imbong and WYA President Lord Pomperada visited Sri Lanka and Nepal to present in a Global Youth Peace conference and certify members under the Training Program. Click the country’s links to read …