*Sri Lanka has high-quality vein graphite in rich deposits

By Rohana Jith

Sri Lanka plans to bring down international artistes, and hold water festivals to boost tourists, Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau Chairman, Chalaka Gajabahu said.

The Sri Lanka Customs has said that it cannot locate the finance minister’s authorisation, issued many decades ago, for the distribution of contentious reward funds among officials and informants in accordance with Section 153(2)(b) of the Customs Ordinance No.17 of 1869.

The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) will be replaced by Digital Transformation Agency in accordance with the new Technology Promotion Act., the State Minister of Technology Kanaka Herath reveals.

Sri Lanka’s Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) hit by the economic downturn will receive a new impetus with the introduction of a Rs. 5 billion new loan relief package as proposed in the budget 2024, Finance Ministry sources confirmed.

The Central Bank is to take a national level financial literacy initiative as the most appropriate tool to reach higher financial inclusion through the improvement of financial literacy among Sri Lankans.

Raigam Solar’s Sunflower Energy has announced the completion of yet-another commercial-scale solar project in Polonnaruwa.

Sri Lanka Customs have raided 13 leading jewellery-making institutions and seized a stock of gold smuggled into the country and a fine of Rs. 4.5 billion is to be imposed in this regard

The Government Pharmacists Association claims that there is a shortage of approximately 2,000 pharmacists in the country's medical system.