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SRI LANKA is still electrified by the unprecedented fuel hike and the fallout continues to grow. On Wednesday a fishermen was shot dead as protestors clashed with the police in Chilaw prompting the Government to issue an immediate subsidy. JVP protesters were tear-gassed and the Political rhetoric continued for a fourth day as the Government ...
(Bloomberg): Sri Lanka doesn’t need to further tighten monetary policy for now even though an increase in fuel and transportation costs and a weakening currency may stoke inflation, the head of the central bank said. The central bank’s rate increase earlier this month will have a “demand-driven impact” and help moderate inflation, its Governor Ajith ...
Sri Lanka’s benchmark stock index, the world’s worst performer this year, may extend its slump as the central bank raises interest rates to curb inflation, according to HSBC Holdings Plc’s private banking unit. HSBC Private Bank, which oversees about $499 billion, will wait for stock valuations to fall to “single digit” multiples before it considers ...
TKS Securities yesterday described the fuel price revision by the Government as a bold move though it will have an impact on inflation. “We consider the ret action which has sent shockwaves amongst the masses,” the broking firm said an economic update. “Given the current global and domestic economic scenario we believe the Sri Lanka ...
The Government said it will allocate Rs. 1.9 billion per month to provide fuel subsidy to necessary services following the increase in fuel prices. The Ministry of Finance and Planning has announced that the fuel relief will be granted from Tuesday to the Sri Lanka Transport Board, the Railways, private buses, three wheelers, school transport ...
By Chamitha Kuruppu The two main opposition parties yesterday blamed the Government for making false promises to the people and called the fuel subsidy was just another gimmick of the Rajapaksa administration. The United National Party accused the Government, claiming the fuel subsidy for the private transport services and fisheries sector was nothing but a ...
Contrary to Government assurance of minimal impact from the unprecedented fuel hike of Sunday, a set of upward price revisions including on bus fares and electricity will become reality from today. Striking private bus operators yesterday won their demand with the Government agreeing to let fares up by 20% with minimum ticket priced at Rs. ...
Purple Park, Sri Lankan cricket legend Lasith Malinga’s car detailing centre, became an authorised centre for 3M’s car care range. The centre, located in Hanwella, Angoda, officially became an authorised 3M car care centre on 26 January. 3M is a leading supplier to the motor trade and is globally recognised for high quality innovative products ...
Fuel hike fires up fresh crisis Unprecedented rise to rocket cost of living; Opposition says hike anti-poor; subsidy scheme impractical Import bill in 2011 first 11 months at $ 4.1 b far above 2010 full year figure of $ 3 b Experts urge country to go back to automatic monthly price revision Hike likely to ...
By Uditha Jayasinghe Sri Lankans may have to brace themselves for fuel price hikes as the country becomes increasingly hedged between high global prices and possible sanctions against Iran oil imports, a Minister said on Friday. “If global prices do not decline, then we have no choice but to increase fuel prices even though that ...
UNP MP, its spokesman for the economy and Consultant Economist Dr. Harsha de Silva yesterday gave thumbs up to Central Bank Governor Nivard Cabraal for the latter’s dual move of hiking interest rates and depreciating the currency, though insisted risks and challenges remain. “The Central Bank Chief must be commended for finally realising that there ...
“We have to give the rural people who comprises 80% of our population the results of giant development works we have initiated in the country. It is not only an expectation but also a challenge which we are ready to take up,” President Mahinda Rajapaksa said. Addressing the 64th Independence Day celebrations at Anuradhapura on ...
Iran’s parliament said on Tuesday it was ready to impose a ban on oil exports to some European states, the country’s English-language Press TV reported. “In retaliation to the Zionist (Israel)-backed measure of the European countries to ban Iran oil, we are ready to impose a ban on oil exports to some European countries,” ...
IATA says capacity, economy loom as issues in 2012 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) last week reported that full year 2011 passenger demand rose 5.9% compared to 2010, in line with long-term growth trends. In contrast, cargo markets contracted by 0.7% for the year; but recorded positive demand growth in December of 0.2%. Growth ...
A recent Energy Governance Case Study published by the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy National University of Singapore has highlighted the vast potential of renewable energy initiatives succeeding in Sri Lanka, going so far as to say that if proper mechanisms for its development is in place then Sri Lanka could be identified ...
Are the Indian Army’s golf courses illegal? Sri Lanka’s fourth golf course opened by Air Force India’s national auditor, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), has reported to Parliament that the country’s Army has turned large tracts of State military property into illegal privately-run ...
Veteran automobile engineer, Dr. Lawrence Perera will make his venture to be the first corporate to herald a new phase in public transportation with the launch of Micro bus service next month. The Company has already imported eight low-floor air-conditioned buses to be deployed on the popular routes identified as the six main corridors to ...
PC Pharma, the pharmaceutical subsidiary of PCH Holdings Limited, has launched RED (Revitalising Exertion Drink) an energy drink with natural core ingredients for health conscious consumers looking to invigorate their daily life, be it in work or studies. This product will be another milestone for PC Pharma after the launch of Celia, their increasingly popular ...
By Sydney Knight Galle Literary Festival Panel: Writing political realities into fiction and journalism. This program enabled me to listen to Romesh Gunesekera, Irfan Husain and Susan Minot. All three writers certainly had a message. However, what struck a chord in my system was the story from Uganda. The story of the Nun and the ...
Stafford Motor Co (Pvt) Ltd., the sole distributor for Honda products in Sri Lanka for well over 35 years, celebrated a yet another milestone by introducing the first-ever eco-friendly Honda Hybrid to the Sri Lankan motorist last week. Keeping in line with the Honda standards and their expectations in terms of the required infrastructure, training ...
Following the establishment of branches in Jaffna, Nelliady and Vavuniya earlier, Commercial Leasing and Finance has taken the initiative to open its recent branch in Kilinochchi. The move was with the objective of further strengthening the economic growth of the Northern Province. One of the fastest growing registered finance companies in the country, Commercial Leasing ...
LONDON(Reuters): Cleaner and better-managed seas and coasts would help boost economic growth and reduce poverty and pollution, a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report said on Wednesday. The report, produced with several other U.N. organizations, highlights the huge potential of a marine-based economy some five months before world governments meet to discuss pathways to more ...
Reuters: The world economy will lose momentum in 2012 but it will keep moving in the right direction, according to Reuters polls of around 600 economists who said crisis-hit Europe would drag on global growth. Asian economies will again power the expansion of the world economy this year, but with relatively subdued performances. The United ...
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka recently unveiled its pioneering Sixth Strategic Plan – communicating in all transparency its plans for the forthcoming financial period – based on the theme ‘Raising the Bar’. The Sixth Strategic Plan, like its predecessors, takes root from the policy measures underscored in the ‘Mahinda Chinthana,’ and is formulated to ...
Reuters: Airbus outsold Boeing almost two-to-one in 2011 after gambling on a revamped fuel-efficient jetliner and delivered more jets than its rival for the ninth year running, while admitting it may struggle to keep its order crown this year. Figures released by the European planemaker on Tuesday confirmed the popularity of narrowbody jets offering significant ...
SINGAPORE (AFP): Oil prices rose in Asian trade on Monday as worries over supply disruptions in Nigeria outweighed concerns over the mass debt downgrade of eurozone nations, analysts said. New York’s main contract, West Texas Intermediate crude for delivery in February, gained three cents to $98.73 in morning trade. Brent North Sea crude for February ...