The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has stepped in provide assistance to rebuild Sri Lanka by appealing donations from international community.
At least 5.7 million people, or 26 per cent of the population in Sri Lanka require humanitarian assistance, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said in a report.
The shipping industry vehemently oppose the government’s action to increase fees for select services from this month a move justified by Shipping lines and their agents but strongly opposed by importers.
Sri Lanka’s Micro ,Small and Medium Scale Entrepreneurs are being given a sigh of relief following the selection of one of the leading private sector banks HNB PLC as a partner financial institution by the Asian Development Bank (ADB)