Friday 24th October 2014 Insists it will not impact on investment, says regulations are not retrospective as in existence since Jan. 2013 Following Parliament passing new legislation on sale of land to foreigners, ...
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Central Bank to end foreign exchange controls
Friday 24th October 2014 The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) will be completely removing its capital account foreign exchange controls for locals within the next 2-3 years to realize the government’s goal for t he cou ...
‘‘More to UN’s work in SL than is perceived’’
Friday, 24th October 2014 United Nations Resident Co-ordinator Subinay Nandy in an interview with the coinciding with the celebration of the 69th United Nations day today, shared his views on the common perceptio ...
Sri Lanka’s focus on development attracts major Indian companies
Friday, 24th October 2014 BY S VENKAT NARAYANOur Special Correspondent President Mahinda Rajapaksa resuming the train services to Jaffna NEW DELHI, October 23: Last week, when the "Queen of Jaffna" arrived in Jaffna ...
Canada terror attack: Situation similar to post-1983 crisis in northern SL – Gotabhaya
Friday, 24th October 2014 by Shamindra Ferdinando Regretting the loss of lives due to unprecedented terrorist attacks in Canada during the week, Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa yesterday said the situation ther ...
President condemns Canada shooting
Friday, 24th October 2014 President Mahinda Rajapaksa last morning condemned the shooting incident in Canada. “It is very disturbing to see increasing terrorists acts in many countries, now even Canada. We must unite a ...
Galle Fort’s Black Prince
Friday, 24th October 2014 By Juliet Coombe With nearly a hundred gem shops in the fort I went to meet with one of the historic families Ibrahim Jewellers at 47 Church Street, where I learnt many fascinating facts such ...