Pest certification puts brakes on grape exports to Russia and Sri Lanka, prices fall
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Export of grapes from India to Russia and Sri Lanka has halted midway in the season over stronger pest control requirements from the...
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MRP for rice from April
(UTV|COLOMBO) – A Maximum Retail Price (MRP) for rice will be imposed from April....
All chainsaw machines must register before Feb. 28
(UTV|COLOMBO) – All chainsaw machines must be registered with the Ministry of Defence before 28 February and a registration certificate obtained, the Ministry stated issuing...
Postal facility allowance for Parliamentarians, Provincial Councillors increased
(UTV|COLOMBO) – A Gazette Notification has been issued on increasing free postal facilities for Parliamentarians from Rs. 175,000 to Rs. 350,000, and for the Provincial...
World Bank Vice President for South Asia called on President
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The World Bank Vice President for South Asia, Hartwing Schafer has called on President Maithripala Sirisena at President’s Official Residence in Colombo....
IMF to arrive in Colombo today to discuss Sri Lanka’s delayed-loan over political crisis
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Officials attached to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka on Friday (15) to hold discussions about the...
World Bank VP arrives in Sri Lanka to support country’s reform plans
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The World Bank Vice President (VP) for the South Asia Region, Hartwig Schafer arrived on Wednesday (13) on his first visit to Sri...
Sri Lanka’s pioneering SME digital platform takes off
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Backed by a Singaporean firm’s generous grant of a powerful database software, Sri Lanka began work on the first national digital databank of...
Plantation workers’ wages to increase through budgetary allocation
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Government has agreed to increase the daily wage of plantation workers through budgetary allocation, the Leader of the Democratic People’s Front (DPF)...
IMF to arrive in Colombo to discuss Sri Lanka’s delayed-loan over political crisis
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Officials attached to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka on Friday (15) to hold discussions about the...