New Zealand companies are well positioned to meet this demand due to our strong trade links throughout South Asia and our focus on delivering premium but cost-effective solutions,” said Ralph Hays, who leads New Zealand Trade & Enterprise’s (NZTE) activity in Sri Lanka and South India.
Sri Lanka and Singapore signed the Sri Lanka-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (SLSFTA) on January 23, 2018. This is a comprehensive free trade agreement which covers goods, services, e-commerce, telecommunications, foreign direct investment, intellectual…
On the night of February 22, four drunken Muslim youths traveling on a three-wheeler in Sri Lanka’s Kandy district beat up a Sinhala Buddhist truck driver because he had not allowed them to overtake his truck. The police arrested the assailants but released them on bail. Although intelligence officers …
From left: Lakshan Madurasinghe-Country Public Affairs and Communication Manager, Coca-Cola Beverages Sri Lanka Limited, Ishteyaque Amjad-Vice President, Public Affairs & Communication, Coca-Cola India & South West Asia, T. Krishnakumar–Preside…
Abstract To investigate why people live in areas at high risk of floods, a qualitative case study was carried out in the areas around Akuressa, in southwest Sri Lanka. Data col- lection consisted mainly of semistructured interviews with local residents…
(March 30, 2018, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) It is yet another interesting development reported in Sri Lankan Navy where the Commander of Navy has recommended a long service lady dentist to represent Sri Lankan Navy in the Advanced Security Co-operati…
Sri Lanka has lifted a state of emergency on March 18 that was put in place after an outbreak of violence against Muslim communities. A state of emergency was declared in Sri Lanka on March 7 after two people were killed, nearly 450 Muslim-owned homes …
Sri Lankan police on Thursday arrested a top prison official over a massacre of 27 inmates that became an icon of grave rights abuses under former president Mahinda Rajapakse. Prisons Commissioner Emil Lamahewage was arrested in connection with the Nov…
Sri Lankan Police on Thursday arrested the country’s prison chief Emil Ranjan Lamahewa over a massacre of 27 inmates during a jail riot in 2012. … The Sri Lankan government led by President Maithripala Sirisena had appointed a committee to investigate the riot and a report was compiled on the …
Mar 29, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s majority party in the unity government, the United National Party (UNP) today unanimously decided to support party leader, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe against a no-confidence motion (NCM) moved by the joint opposition and to undertake major party reforms of …