Sri Lanka’s tourism industry continues its momentum with a significant year-on-year (YoY) increase in visitor numbers during 2025, according to the latest official data. The Sri...
The daughter of Dr. Shafi Shihabdeen, who was at the centre of a high-profile false sterilisation allegation in 2019, has secured entry to a medical faculty...
In a landmark development for Sri Lanka’s capital market, Ceylon Capital Management, led by dynamic entrepreneur and Chairman Amila Basnayaka, has acquired 23 million shares in...
The Department of Census and Statistics has released the official poverty line figures for February 2025, revealing that an individual requires a minimum of Rs. 16,318...
The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority and the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau have announced plans to open a night market along Marine Drive by the...
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka reports that tourism earnings for the first quarter of 2025 have reached US$ 1,122.3 million, marking a 9.4% increase compared...
India has converted 100 million dollars of loans into grants, visiting Prime Minister Narenda Modi said in Colombo, effectively writing off the debt. “In the last...
US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order imposing a 44 percent tariff on Sri Lankan goods, citing it as a reciprocal measure to what...
According to data released by the Tea Board of India, India has exported 254 million kg of tea in 2024, thus becoming the second-highest exporter in...
Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) has decided to exit its wealth and retail banking (WRB) business in Sri Lanka as part of a broader strategy to streamline...