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Official garment worker minimum wage not an accurate picture of total earnings: JAAF

Sri Lanka, May 16 -- By Nishel Fernando The Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) stressed that the official garment worker minimum wage does not paint an accurate image of the total earnings of a g... Read More


NTB March profit gets a cushion from lower impairments

Sri Lanka, May 16 -- Nations Trust Bank PLC (NTB) reported a higher profit for the quarter ended in March 2024 (1Q24), supported predominantly by the lower provisions made for possible bad loans, as t... Read More


Bank of Ceylon records Rs.9.3bn PBT for 1Q 2024

Sri Lanka, May 16 -- During the first quarter of 2024, Bank of Ceylon (BOC) achieved a profit before tax (PBT) of Rs.9.3 billion, a substantial increase compared to the previous year. The bank's inte... Read More


Stolen Assets Recovery Framework: There is much room for improvement

Sri Lanka, May 16 -- The rallying call for recovering stolen assets during the 2022 protests is still fresh in our minds. If the Abacha loot could be returned to Nigeria by Switzerland, could Sri Lank... Read More


Family is the first essential cell of human society

Sri Lanka, May 16 -- Families stay together if they regularly pray or meditate together. This is a hallowed philosophy that goes a long way to show that good families make good societies and countries... Read More


Human Rights scholars demand Sri Lanka halts plans for proposed TRC

Sri Lanka, May 16 -- A truth-seeking process in postwar and past authoritarian contexts can contribute towards establishing the extent and the patterns of past violations. The picture shows a Tamil wo... Read More


No excuse for RPCs says Thondaman

Sri Lanka, May 16 -- Staying true to his promise, Minister of Water Supply and Estate Infrastructure Development Jeevan Thondaman did succeed in convincing the authorities- including the Wages Board- ... Read More


Proposed wage hike Estate workers appreciated or trapped in election promise?

Sri Lanka, May 16 -- Estate workers brave leech bites, unpredictable weather conditions, changing terrains and unsafe working environments to put food on the table Nallusamy Seethaletchami, an estate... Read More


Govt. to allow Power Wheeling Facility for new renewable power projects

Sri Lanka, May 16 -- By Nishel Fernando The government has decided to grant Power Wheeling Facility for new renewable power projects in allowing renewable power operators utilize Ceylon Electricity B... Read More


Laugfs International wins AIRMAN Service Excellence Award

Sri Lanka, May 16 -- Laugfs International (Pvt) Ltd supplier of Japanese-made AIRMAN power products in Sri Lanka, recently received the AIRMAN Service Excellence Award for the 2nd consecutive year. P... Read More