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Sri Lanka must take LankaQR to the streets

Srilanka, Oct. 5 -- A three-wheeler driver navigates through the busy streets of Colombo while his passengers hand him crumpled bills after their short ride. The same transaction process occurs two k... Read More


Post-economic downturn brand game plan

Srilanka, Oct. 5 -- All temporary fixes to stop the bleeding have been done and now you need to think beyond for real recovery and growth. We all changed the way we operate during the economic crisis... Read More


Rickety rolling stocks

Srilanka, Oct. 5 -- The need to improve transportations has been an ongoing call by commuters and transportation experts in the country. However, that need has fallen on the deaf ears of authorities o... Read More


Women and migrants struggle with low pay, rising cost of living

Srilanka, Oct. 5 -- Shaping the living wage agenda in Asia and the Pacific - A high-level regional dialogue under the Global Coalition for Social Justice which took place in Colombo last week highligh... Read More


RTI Act has put a spoke on the wheel of corruption Right to Information Commission Chairman

Srilanka, Oct. 5 -- Underhand deals decline in institutions from which information was sought More transparency and accountability in organisations The Right to Information Commission of Sri Lanka wil... Read More


More investors, key to sustain salt industry - Dr. Ravi Liyanage

Srilanka, Oct. 5 -- Sri Lanka needs more investors for the salt manufacturing industry to avert future crises similar to what the industry faced this year, said Group Chairman, Raigam Group of Compani... Read More


Overall program performance is very strong - IMF

Srilanka, Oct. 5 -- Sri Lanka's comprehensive reform program has continued to achieve impressive progress. Inflation remains low, revenue collection from the Government side is improving, and internat... Read More


New VAT refund scheme, not the standard VAT system - IRD

Srilanka, Oct. 5 -- Exporters believe that the SVAT system was abolished to bring back the old system New risk-based refund scheme to facilitate timely and efficient VAT refunds The new VAT system tha... Read More


Violence in Ladakh

Srilanka, Oct. 5 -- Ladakh, a vast mountainous region in the Northern-most part of India bordering China and Pakistan, was on the boil in September. Forty-one people were killed in police firing and s... Read More


Nuclear testing idea resurfaces

Srilanka, Oct. 5 -- Is the unpredictable Trump administration toying with the idea of resuming nuclear tests? The New York Times reported on April 10 that some of Trump's senior advisers had proposed... Read More