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Sri Lanka water rates unchanged until July, officials say

Price revisions are considered only twice a year

April 3, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka raises bus fares 12.19-pct after fuel price hike

Sri Lanka raised fuel prices on three occasions this month; on the 1st, 9th and 21st

March 24, 2026 1 min read

Iran pledges fuel, essential goods if Sri Lanka requests: Envoy

Sri Lanka grapples due to fuel shortage, global price hike amid Middle East war

March 23, 2026 3 min read

Sri Lanka needs to sustain strong fiscal, external sector measures for stability: CB

CB says Middle East conflict, price volatility, adverse weather could pose risks

March 17, 2026 2 min read
Sri Lanka to launch bus sector clustering pilot to curb route competition

The initiative will target bus routes 170, 177, and 190

Sri Lanka to increase bus fares again after last hike in March

"We haven't decided on the percentage yet," he said when questioned by reporters.

Sri Lanka gets new tax and labour chiefs

R P H Fernando appointed Commissioner General of Inland Revenue, H M D N K Wataliyedda as Commissioner General of Labor

March 18, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka fashion retailer NOLIMIT opens new store

The new retail store is the 25th in its network

March 17, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka gross profits rise to $106mn in 2024 as Fonterra explores IPO

Sri Lanka operations included exports to Bangladesh, the Maldives, Mauritius and Seychelles,

March 16, 2025 2 min read

Sri Lanka opens help desk for disabled passengers at Makumbura transit hub

Makumbura Multimodal Transport Center website also launched

Nisheni Atapattu
March 14, 2025 1 min read

Japanese firms in Sri Lanka optimistic on 2025 performance, more than India, Vietnam

About 21.4 percent of firms expected operating profits to remain the same

February 12, 2025 2 min read

Sri Lanka to boost staff to provide 4,000 passports on 24-hour basis

Sri Lanka has witnessed strong demand for passports in past two years

February 5, 2025 1 min read

Overseas Sri Lankans to apply for passports online through 20 missions

20 embassies selected by Sri Lanka's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism will be involved

January 30, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka consumer demand picking up, but below pre-crisis levels: retailer

Several outlets will be opened in Jaffna.

January 23, 2025 2 min read

Sri Lanka to conduct population census from Dec 19 to 23

The data will be used in the country's national policy formulation

December 19, 2024 1 min read

Long queue back in Sri Lanka over govt’s failure on passports; Foreign Minister apologizes

Sri Lanka has limited blank passports as govt in process for new electronic system

August 28, 2024 2 min read
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Sri Lanka's COYLE to support green entrepreneurs in mangrove restoration

Ground-level work will start from September

August 8, 2024 2 min read

Regional Centre for Maritime Studies in Sri Lanka with French support

The centre will be set up at the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University

August 6, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka state transport minister bats for railway privatization after strike

Sri Lanka's bloated public sector is resisting privatization move

July 12, 2024 2 min read

Sri Lanka to start e-motorist drive in 6 weeks: State Minister 

DMT officials have resisted digitization move in the past

July 11, 2024 2 min read

Renovation in Sri Lanka’s Northern rail track to reduce Colombo-Jaffna train time to 5.5 hours

Renovations started in January with Indian financial assistance

June 12, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka Railways explores leasing space above stations, increasing goods trains to boost revenue

Sri Lanka Railways has yet to make profit despite ticket price hike in 2022

June 12, 2024 2 min read

China Duty Free operations in Sri Lanka Port City planned in June: Minister

A cabinet paper relating to its operations has been submitted

May 12, 2024 2 min read

Sri Lanka to end emission testing duopoly

State organizations like the Sri Lanka Transport Board can also do emission testing

May 9, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka's WS02 to be acquired by EQT

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May 4, 2024 1 min read

Usual protesters take U-turn; Sri Lanka postal employees agree to work on April 12 holiday

State Minister says heaps of foreign parcels have to be delivered before April 13 new year

April 9, 2024 2 min read