 Sri Lankan business delegation to attend TeXpo 2016 in Pakistan: |  | Apr 05, Colombo: A Sri Lankan business delegation led by the Sri Lanka - Pakistan Business Council of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce will visit Pakistan from April 6 -9 to explore trade and investment opportunities, the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce said in a statement. |
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| | Sri Lanka's Colombo Port attracts a new shipping line: |  | Apr 05, Colombo: Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) Ltd., the first and only deep water terminal at Sri Lanka's Colombo Port has made another major breakthrough by attracting a new shipping line to call at the port as a regular weekly caller. |
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| | Sri Lanka CID to question joint opposition MPs over arms discovery in North: |  | Apr 04, Colombo: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Sri Lanka police plans to question joint opposition parliamentarians Dinesh Gunawardena and Wimal Weerawansa over the last week's discovery of an arms cache including a suicide jacket in Chavakachcheri in the former war zone, according to a report in state newspaper Daily News. |
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| SLFP Central Committee to meet today to discuss future plans : |  | Apr 04, Colombo: The Central Committee of Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) is expected to meet today under the leadership of party chairman, President Maithripala Sirisena to discuss the present political situation in the country and the party's future plans, party sources said. |
| | Sri Lanka SEC and CSE hold discussion on Minimum Public Float : |  | Apr 04, Colombo: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) with the participation of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) is conducting a forum to discuss the rules imposed on maintaining a Minimum Public Float. The forum will be held on the 6th of April at Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo from 2.00 pm - 4.30 pm. |
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| President declares open Jetwing Jaffna hotel: |  | Apr 03, Jaffna: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena Sunday declared open the Jetwing Jaffna built in the heart of the Northern city to provide star class accommodation to foreign as well as local tourists visiting Jaffna. |
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| Sri Lanka encourages farmers to use organic fertilizer products: |  | Apr 02, Polonnaruwa: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said the government will continue to implement programs to encourage the farmers to use organic fertilizer products in order to protect them from the adverse health effects caused by the excessive use of chemical fertilizer. |
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| Former Chief Minister Pillayan further remanded till April 28: |  | Apr 01, Batticaloa: A Sri Lankan court today extended the remand of the former Eastern Province Chief Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan, who was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police over the killing of a Tamil parliamentarian. |
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| Sri Lanka's unemployment drops to 4.3 percent in 4Q 2015: |  | Apr 01, Colombo: Sri Lanka's estimated unemployment rate for the fourth quarter 201 has dropped to 4.3 percent from 5.0 percent in the third quarter, the Census and Statistics Department releasing its Labour Force Survey - 4Q 2015 Thursday said. |
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| Sri Lanka's Colombo inflation declines to 2.0 percent in March: |  | Mar 31, Colombo: Sri Lanka's inflation, as measured by the change in the Colombo Consumers' Price Index (CCPI) , declined to 2.0 percent in March 2016 from 2.7 percent in the previous month, the Department of Census and Statistics reported on Thursday. |
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| Sri Lanka PM to visit China from April 6-9: |  | Mar 31, Beijing: Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will pay an official visit to China from April 6 to 9 at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang of the State Council, the Foreign Ministry of China announced today. |
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| Another stock of arms found in Sri Lanka's North: |  | Mar 31, Colombo: Just hours after the police in Jaffna found a haul of explosives and a suicide kit in Chavakachcheri in Jaffna district on Wednesday, the police recovered another stocks of explosives and weapons at a location in Mannar district in the North. |
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| Fitch upgrades Sri Lanka's Hemas Holdings to 'AA-; Outlook Stable: |  | Mar 30, Colombo: Fitch Ratings has upgraded Sri Lanka-based Hemas Holdings PLC's (Hemas) National Long-Term Rating to 'AA-(lka)' from 'A+(lka)'. The Outlook is Stable. It has also upgraded the National Long-Term Rating on Hemas's senior unsecured debentures to 'AA-(lka) from 'A+(lka)'. |
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| USS Blue Ridge changes command while in Sri Lanka: |  | Mar 30, Colombo: The United States Navy's 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), which is currently in Sri Lanka on a goodwill mission changed its guard making the visit to Colombo Port the last port where Blue Ridge is under the command of Capt. Kyle P. Higgins. |
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| SLT celebrates the successful completion of the company’s i-Sri Lanka program: |  | Mar 29, Colombo: Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), the leading ICT solutions provider in the country, announced that it has completed the main aims of its 'i-Sri Lanka' broadband project with Chinese technology partners ZTE and Huawei, in an official closing ceremony for the project held at Waters' Edge on Monday, March 28. |
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| U.S. pledges to cooperate and assist Sri Lanka to forge new partnerships : |  | Mar 29, Colombo: The United States said today it will be ready to support Sri Lanka as the island nation chart a future for the country that is "peaceful, inclusive, and prosperous" and expressed hope that the U.S. assistance and cooperation would help forge new partnerships, new dialogues, new exchanges, based on mutual respect and inclusive consultation. |
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