By Ampara Correspondent-CEYLON TODAY Addressing candidates contesting at the Local Government (LG) elections in the Trincomalee District on behalf of All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC), party leader and minister, Rishad Bathiudeen said that he was confident of his party’s overwhelming victory.more
State owned Lanka Sathosa shopping chain has dramatically ascended to become the largest retail player in Sri Lanka, beating all other local supermarket brands unmistakably.more
Sri Lankaโs first ever European Union mandated GSP exporter listing call went live on the web on 2 January.more
The expiration of US Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) for Sri Lanka on 31 December has only marginal impact on the countryโs exports to US. Meanwhile, Sri Lankaโs trade with US shows a positive trend this year in comparison to 2015 and โ16.more
For small economies like Sri Lanka, the role of WTO has become ever more crucial.more
Sri Lanka is optimistic the Ceylon Tea ban by the Russian Federation said the Commerce Minister Rishad Bathiudeen on 17 December.more
After nearly two decades of continued battle for its survival, the handloom sector of Sri Lanka has finally turned around.ย The change was marked on 15 December by the felicitation of a handloom veteran and by the issuance of the first commemorative postal stamp for Lankan handlooms in Colombo.more
Pakistanโs influential and sole rice exporters grouping urged the Sri Lankan Trade Minister to slash import tax slapped in Colombo on their shipments on 12 December. ย They also called for doubling of Pakistani basmati rice intake by Sri Lanka.more
For the first time, chic, urban craft trends enigmatically nurtured by an unusual group of Lankan seniors have entered the domestic marketplace.more
The All ย Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC), which was instrumental in ushering the good governance administration to Sri Lanka, has announced the formation of a new political alliance ahead of forthcoming Local Government (LG) polls. Interestingly, this announcement also the first major political development in Sri Lankaโs LG pollsโ season, givingmore
Leader of All Ceylon Makkal Congress