SRI LANKA NEWS (FEBRUARUY  202 Compiled by Victor Melder. CCPI Headline inflation, as measured by the year-on-year (Y-o-Y) change in the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI, 2021=100) increased to It said the Food inflation (Y-o-Y) increased to 3.3% in January 2024 from 0.3% in December 2023, while the Non-Food inflation (Y-o-Y) increased to 7.9% in January 2024 from 5.8% in December 2023. CBSL also said the monthly change of CCPI recorded 2.87% in January 2024 due to the price increases of 1.21% observed in the items of Food category and 1.66% observed in the items of Non-Food category. The core inflation (Y-o-Y), which reflects the underlying inflation in the economy, increased to 2.2% in January 2024 from 0.6% in December 2023. As expected, inflation accelerated in January 2024 mainly due to tax adjustments implemented at the beginning of the month and weather related disruptions to food supply. A temporary uptick ...

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Harendra Jayalal  an accomplished  news anchor in Swarnavahni, Program presenter, Media trainer, Lecturer, Founder of best choice tours and travels (pvt) Ltd, Best voice media and language Academy, owner of Harendra Jayalal official you tube channel – by Sunil Thenabadu Image Source : facebook Harendra Jayalal begun in a  newspaper ,radio, then television now abundantly involved in social media platforms. Harendra has recently commenced a registered media institution in the Dubai nation in mid 2023 where the laws are very rigorous and stringent, within which all administration and all the work are on his shoulders in which he is presently occupied mostly. In May 2023 Harendra had visited Dubai to conduct a program after which was entrusted to execute two other programs.Having seen his talents a businessman owning a digital media company  had approached him to request to assist him in consultation work which Harendra had accepted with delight again this opportunity too had ...

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New Zealand to fund immigration resource center in Sri Lanka Source : colombogazette New Zealand is to fund the establishment of an immigration resource centre in Sri Lanka, the Ministry of Labour and Foreign Employment said today. The High Commission of New Zealand has informed the Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment Manusha Nanayakkara that it will provide support and necessary funds for the establishment of an immigration resource centre in Sri Lanka. A crucial discussion regarding this was held today between the Minister and the Deputy High Commissioner of New Zealand Andrew Traveller. A memorandum of understanding is to be signed between the two countries and the relevant MoU is to be reviewed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Cabinet of Ministers. The centre, if approved, will be established at an appropriate location chosen by the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE). New Zealand will provide assistance ...

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98.8% increase in migrant workers’ foreign remittance Source:Dailynews According to a Twitter post published by the Minister of Labour and Foreign employment, Manusha Nanayakkara, Sri Lankan foreign remittance has seen a significant increase compared to last year. Manusha Nanayakkara twitter message states that, “Sri Lankan migrant workers’ foreign remittances increased to US$ 407.4 million in February 2023 from US$ 204.9 million in February 2022. This is a 98.8% (US$ 202.5 million) increase compared to the inflows recorded in February 2022.” ...

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Expat SL workers send more money Source:Island There had been a 10% increase in remittances from the expatriate Sri Lankan workers, in September, compared to the previous month, Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment Manusha Nanayakkara said. Statistics released by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), on Saturday, showed that workers’ remittances increased to 359 million US dollars in September 2022, from 325 million US dollars in August.Compared to July 2022, workers remittances have increased by 29 percent. This is an increase of 80 million US dollars between July and September. ...

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