Sri Lanka’s largest international automotive event, the ‘Seylan Colombo Motor Show 2018’ opened at the Sirimavo Bandaranaike Memorial Exhibition Centre, BMICH yesterday. This year’s show will comprise of motor car show, 4X4 off-road vehicles show, vintage car show, Volkswagen and Mini Minor car show, commercial vehicles and custom-built vehicles, boats and water sports vehicles … [Read more...] about Seylan Colombo Motor Show – Daily Mirror
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President Sirisena’s Cabinet comments strike a ‘RAW’ nerve in India – Daily Mirror
ByD.B.S. Jeyaraj Maithripala Sirisena is a man of many surprises. Sri Lanka’s sixth executive President has a penchant to make controversial remarks and startling revelations on more than one occasion. Most of these sensational disclosures explode in the public domain with a powerful bang and then fizzle out into pathetic whimpers. The latest in this series were some … [Read more...] about President Sirisena’s Cabinet comments strike a ‘RAW’ nerve in India – Daily Mirror
Budget boost for Enterprise Sri Lanka, Gamperaliya – Daily Mirror
Mangala SamaraweeraPic by Nimalsiri Edirisinghe Finance minister says 2019 budget will allocate more funds for Enterprise Sri Lanka, Gamperaliya Govt. has so far spent Rs.5.2bn worth of public funds as loan subsidies under Enterprise Sri Lanka Over Rs.53bn disbursed as Enterprise Sri Lanka loans last 5 months alone; Rs.20bn pumped into rural economy under … [Read more...] about Budget boost for Enterprise Sri Lanka, Gamperaliya – Daily Mirror
Budget promises lagging; state of FinMin’s ‘Implementation Unit’ unknown – Daily Mirror
By Shabiya Ali AhlamThe government has yet again failed to implement the vast majority of the budget promises, even with an ‘Implementation Unit’, which was supposed to have been established under the Finance and Mass Media Ministry, to specifically track the progress of the budget proposals and report on them. With only 8 percent of the promises made in the 2018 budget … [Read more...] about Budget promises lagging; state of FinMin’s ‘Implementation Unit’ unknown – Daily Mirror
Budget promises lagging; state of ‘Implementation Unit’ unknown – Daily Mirror
National Budget Department says no such unit exists Progress reports of individual ministries lacking consistency Status of 26 percent of promises remains undisclosed By Shabiya Ali AhlamThe government has yet again failed to implement the vast majority of the budget promises, even with an ‘Implementation Unit’ which was supposed to have been established under the … [Read more...] about Budget promises lagging; state of ‘Implementation Unit’ unknown – Daily Mirror