Sri Lanka heralds nanotechnology
Sri Lanka will be a destination for
nanotechnology research and development, said Chairman (SLINTEC) Dr.
Mahesh Amalean, at a ceremony to launch the partnership between
SLINTEC and Nagarjuna Fertilisers and Chemicals Ltd,(NFCL), India to
develop the next generation nanotechnology-based plant nutrition
solutions.
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Tourist arrivals up 21 percent
The number of tourists arrivals during the first
two months of this year recorded a 21 percent growth with 169,423
visitors compared to 139,994 recorded in the corresponding months
last year. Latin America and the Caribbean market dominated arrivals
with a 83.8 percent growth notching 430 visitors compared to 234
recorded in the corresponding period last year.
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Standard Chartered Bank goes for SME Banking
Standard Chartered Bank introduced SME banking
to Sri Lanka last week. It offers facilities and tailor made
solutions that are commonly accessible by large corporate and (MNCs),
to the Sri Lankan SME sector covering four the areas of ; working
capital management, business protection, yield enhancement and
business expansion.
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Joint strategic planning will boost regional tourism
A single visa system is important, to achieve
the objectives of the South Asian Subregion Tourism Forum (SASTF)
said the director of Shangri la Tours and the President of Nepal
Tours Association, Ashok Polkharel told SASTF in Colombo last week.
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SLT launches Technology Experience Centre
Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), launched a Technology
Experience Centre – a platform where enterprise and SME customers
can experience first-hand, the company’s enhanced services provided
through state-of-the-art technology. The one-of-a-kind SLT
Technology Experience Centre is at the Company’s head office
premises at Fort, Colombo.
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Re-impose cess, say local ceramic manufacturers
Local ceramic manufacturers are calling upon the
Government to re-impose the cess of Rs 100 per kg of imported
ceramics to stop inferior imports and save the industry. Royal
Fernwood Porcelain Ltd Managing Director, Dr Jagath Peiris said that
a cess of Rs 100 per kilogram of imported ceramics was imposed in
the last Budget and within a few weeks it was reduced to Rs 50 per
kilogram.
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