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Sri Lanka to revamp SOEs via divestments and holding company

527 entities tagged as state enterprises, only a select few are genuine commercial businesses

October 28, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka approves performance-based framework for SOE collective agreements

The new structure also addresses employee incentives and financial returns.

October 27, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka to buy 200 Tata pickups for police duties

The cabinet approved a proposal to award the contract to DIMO.

October 20, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka to set up Rs5.4-bn center for disease control

"On land belonging to the Ministry of Health in Mulleriyawa, we intend to construct a building of approximately 7,200 sq

October 13, 2026 2 min read
Sri Lanka can learn from Uzbekistan model for SOE reforms: fund manager

Sri Lanka has talked about restructuring loss-making state entities for years, Uzbekistan had actually executed reforms

Sri Lanka removes 331,653 unqualified recipients from welfare list

adding 153,511 newly eligible beneficiaries

Sri Lanka approves Rs25.6bn deal with Maga Engineering for Sethsiripaya III

Construction began in 2021 and advanced until three floors were completed before economic disruptions forced a halt.

August 20, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka approves 2026-2030 national pharma policy

"This national policy is formulated to ensure an uninterrupted supply of high-quality medicines to the public and supply

August 19, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka Telecom steps up fiber, 5G and AI push to drive digital economy

SLT-Mobitel plans to diversify into digital adjacencies, including financial tech, healthcare tech, agricultural tech

August 18, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka approves Rs1.06bn equity for Metro Transit

Lanka Metro Transit was incorporated on October 3, 2025, under the Companies Act No. 07 of 2007.

August 11, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka inaugurates Public Service Salaries and Pensions Commission in Colombo 7

August 4, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka to form state firm to manage transport hubs

Sri Lanka has two operational multimodal transport hubs at Makumbura and Kadawatha

July 28, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka's water utility to partner with Australia's RMIT

July 21, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka to absorb Hadabima Authority into new watershed management body

The Hadabima Authority was originally established as the National Agricultural Diversification and Settlement Authority

July 17, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka Agrahara insurance scheme to go paperless, NITF mandates online registry

The digital shift aims to clear severe administrative bottlenecks.

July 13, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka appoints new Met Dept chief

Appointment to the post of Director General of the Department of Meteorology

July 1, 2026 1 min read
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Sri Lanka to change public service from “person” to “system” based

Sri Lanka's state workers have been reluctant to embrace digitization in past

June 4, 2026 2 min read

Wimal S K Liyanagama appointed Sri Lanka Customs Director General

S P Arukgoda retires today

May 5, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka issues digital tech guidelines for public sector remote working

The ministry warned that high-security protocols must be maintained.

April 27, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka to launch Rs563mn GovTech marketplace to centralize digital procurement

Aims to eliminate fragmented spending across state agencies

April 8, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka Treasury bill yields dip, demand for short term

96.71 billion rupees sold of an offered 130 billion.

March 11, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka to digitalize RTI Commission with $200,000 Open Society grant

The commission has limited technical equipment, the entire process, is done on paper

March 11, 2026 1 min read

Millennium IT ESP gets Rs2.2bn Oracle contract for Sri Lanka Customs

For the supply and installation of an Oracle Exadata X11M system

March 10, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka approves appointments of 4 heads of mission

Heads of mission for Israel, Palestine, Lebanon and Kenya approved

February 13, 2026 1 min read

Lanka Ashok Leyland, Toyota Lanka, Browns and Solex get prison vehicle tenders

For the purchase of 30 44-seater buses, 10 30-seater buses, 10 vans, 5 gully bowsers and 3 tractors for the Prisons Dep

November 11, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka awards Excise Dept revenue system contract to MillenniumIT ESP, Metropolitan Technologies

Contract to Millennium I.T.E.S.P (pvt) Ltd and Metropolitan Technologies (Pvt) Ltd for Rs1,310.94mn - tax-fre

October 14, 2025 1 min read