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ECONOMYNEXT –Sri Lanka will issue soft-liquor licenses to tourist hotels and restaurants under rules issued by President Ranil Wickremesinghe as Finance Minister, in a boost to tourism sector and government revenues. The new rules are effective from July 28.The beer and wine license will be issued by the Department of Excise following a recommendation from […]

No queue travail for the lucky few By Ifham Nizam While many other state-sector professionals including medical specialists and other health workers are spending days and nights in fuel queues, engineers of the Ceylon Electricity Board are not feeling the pinch thanks to the government giving priority to supplying fuel for power generation, a senior […]

Anthony Nihal Fonseka has been reappointed as a member of the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) with effect from 27 July 2022 for a period of six years. Previously, he served on the Monetary Board from July, 2016 to May 2020 and from May 2022 to July 2022. He obtained […]

AL Jazeera) Some Asian central banks must rapidly raise interest rates to prevent an “upward spiral” in inflation as the war in Ukraine drives surging fuel and food prices, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) official has said. While inflation in Asia remains “moderate” compared with other regions, several economies will have to act quickly to […]

BY S VENKAT NARAYAN Our Special Correspondent  NEW DELHI, July 30: Even as the global aviation industry is recovering from the adverse impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, Ashok Aliseril Thamarakshan, a man from Kerala, is travelling through Europe with his family on a plane he built himself. The plane was built by Thamarakshan, now based in […]

By Ifham Nizam The recommendation to use fertilisers in the ratio of 70 percent chemical and 30 percent organic in paddy cultivation will be implemented in the next Maha Season, Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said on Friday.The decision was taken while Ministry officials went through comments and suggestions sought from agricultural experts regarding the use […]

The death occurred in the Hague, Netherlands of Mr Moragoda Christopher Walter Pinto, 91, who made a mark globally in international law.The father of Mr. Milinda Moragoda, former Minister and now High Commissioner for Sri Lanka in New Delhi, Mr. Pinto began his career as Legal Advisor and Head of the Legal Division of the […]

The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Turkey organized the second leg of the Sri Lankan Batiks promotional event with the assistance of the Honorary Consul of Sri Lanka to Antalya Ali Kamburoglu recently (20), a statement issued by the Lankan Embassy in Ankara said. The event was held at Beachpark, Konyaalti in the city of […]

In response to the ongoing economic crisis in Sri Lanka, the Government of Japan on Thursday handed over the first consignment of a total donation of USD 1.5 million value of medicines being procured through UNICEF to address the severe shortage of medicines in hospitals and clinics in the country.The vital assistance will be used […]

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Apr 1: Mayor Jammu Municipal Corporation, Chander Mohan Gupta and Divisional Commissioner Dr Raghav Langer conducted an extensive inspection of Municipal Cattle Shed coming up at Panjgrain Nagrota. Joint Commissioner (Adm) JMC, Pankaj Gupta; Executive Engineer (Project Division) JMC, Firdous Ahmed Qazi along with his team, Municipal Veterinary Officer, Dr Susheel Sharma and other concerned officers were present at the site. The Mayor and Div Com went around the Com...