ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s government will track selected tourism businesses to ensure fast recovery from April’s suicide bombings that hit the industry hard with banks considering a moratorium on 26 billion rupees of loans, an official said.Non-Cabinet Minister of Public Distribution and Economic Reforms Harsha De Silva said the total exposure of banks to the tourism sector hit … [Read more...] about Sri Lanka to track tourism businesses to ensure fast recovery from bombings
Value of moratorium sought by tourism biz tops Rs. 60 b
Non-Cabinet Minister of Economic Reforms and Public Distribution Dr. Harsha de Silva addresses the media while Tourism Development, Wildlife and Christian Religious Affairs Minister John Amaratunga looks on – Pic by Daminda Harsha Perera Over 1,000 applications for loan exposure of Rs. 62 b received by end May; moratorium for Rs. 26 b worth of loans approved Final … [Read more...] about Value of moratorium sought by tourism biz tops Rs. 60 b
New frontiers of security cooperation
One of the significant political events of this year will undoubtedly be the Fifth Summit of Heads of State of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), which will commence tomorrow (June 15) in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan. President Maithripala Sirisena is among the Heads of States scheduled to address the First Session at the … [Read more...] about New frontiers of security cooperation
Equitable access | FT Online
The Human Rights Commission has written to Local Government authorities demanding they stop discriminating against the Muslim community when handing out access to public regulated places of business such as kiosks in weekly village fairs following complaints. In addition to being illegal, this is another dimension to boycotts of Muslim businesses that affect the middle class … [Read more...] about Equitable access | FT Online
Sri Lanka law chief orders swift resolution of cold cases
Colombo, Sri Lanka | AFP | Thursday - Sri Lanka's attorney-general ordered police Thursday to speed up investigations into several high-profile criminal cases, including the 2006 massacre of 17 French charity workers that remains unresolved.Dappula de Livera singled out four cases, saying that the delays had caused public distress, and ordered acting police chief Chandana … [Read more...] about Sri Lanka law chief orders swift resolution of cold cases
Sri Lanka govt hikes allowance for differently-abled people
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s government will increase a monthly allowance given to differently-abled people to 5,000 rupees from 3,000 rupees now, with about 72,000 expected to receive the payment from 1 July 2019. The Finance Ministry said in a statement it had allocated 4,350 million rupees in the government’s 2019 budget for the payments. The increased allowance is part of … [Read more...] about Sri Lanka govt hikes allowance for differently-abled people
India arrests ‘facebook friend’ of Sri Lanka Easter bomber Zaharan
AFP - Indian anti-terrorism officers conducted raids against Islamic State group supporters in seven locations in the country's south on Wednesday and were questioning several alleged backers of the jihadist organization, police said.The searches in the city of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, came after the arrest in April of an Indian national who allegedly followed Zahran Hashim, the … [Read more...] about India arrests ‘facebook friend’ of Sri Lanka Easter bomber Zaharan
Sri Lanka Tourism gets third chance: will we blow it?
Wildlife at Yala has got a new birth due to the low traffic post-21 April Whilst many are looking at the downturn in Sri Lanka tourism, in my view, we have got a third chance to make Sri Lanka Tourism a world-beater in the future. We can use the next year to re-position the brand, just like Bhutan and Rwanda Tourism, did to attract a more exclusive segment of customers. It … [Read more...] about Sri Lanka Tourism gets third chance: will we blow it?
Xuebing Sun: New FAO representative for Sri Lanka and the Maldives
Colombo (News 1st): The new representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Sri Lanka Xuebing Sun presented his credentials to Minister Tilak Marapana at the Ministry premises on Monday (June 10). Xuebing Sun is a Senior Environmental Economist by training with 32 years of working experience in the field of climate change, biodiversity conservation, natural … [Read more...] about Xuebing Sun: New FAO representative for Sri Lanka and the Maldives
Daily Mirror – Putting Sri Lanka on map as a regional energy hub
One of the key growth drivers of the global liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) market is the use of LPG as a cooking fuel, primarily seen growing rapidly in countries in the Asia-Pacific, Africa and South and Central American regions. This segment accounted for more than 40 percent of overall LPG consumption in 2017, according to the Statistical Review of Global LPG 2017, … [Read more...] about Daily Mirror – Putting Sri Lanka on map as a regional energy hub
