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Sri Lanka Coronavirus test delays dangerous, hire retirees to battle Covid-19: PHI union

Due to the delay their test result, their second level contacts will still be roaming in the community: Union Secy

May 7, 2021 3 min read

Army converts apparel factory into COVID-19 facility as Sri Lanka scrambles for beds

State Minister Dr Sudarshini Fernadopulle told EconomyNext today that bed capacity is “almost full”.

May 6, 2021 4 min read

Sri Lanka Met Dept issues lightning warning

Heavy rainfall above 100mm can be expected in several provinces, the department said.

May 6, 2021 1 min read

Updated list of locked down/isolated areas in Sri Lanka (May 17)

A regularly updated list of all locked down or isolated areas in Sri Lanka

May 6, 2021 11 min read
No plans to lock down Sri Lanka but authorities may reconsider if cases spike

 "But if it increases beyond a certain limit, and the spreading doesn’t stop, the authorities may have to rethink it....

Public places to be out of bounds to unboostered Sri Lankans

"Every citizen has the right to be protected from harm and the right to live."

Sri Lanka reaffirms wildlife protection ahead of global conference

Sri Lanka's tourism and wildlife minister reaffirmed to protect wildlife and end illegal trade of endangered species ahe...

February 18, 2019 2 min read

Cut costs, draw investors with ‘green’ reporting, Sri Lankan firms told

Sustainability reporting, in which companies communicate their impacts on issues like climate change, can help Sri Lanka...

Rohan Gunasekera
February 1, 2019 2 min read

Highest marine microplastic pollution in seas off Sri Lanka's North West: study

Researchers have found the highest level of pollution by microplastic particles in the coastal waters off Sri Lanka's No...

January 30, 2019 2 min read

New marine fish species believed found off Sri Lanka

New species of marine and new records of marine fish including rays and skates may have been discovered by researchers f...

January 29, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka computer literacy falls amid shift to smartphones, tablets

ECONOMYNEXT- Computer literacy in Sri Lanka had fallen while digital literacy has increased in the first half of 2018 fr...

January 29, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka Telecom to borrow from local banks to rollover debt: Fitch

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka Telecom, the island’s main fixed line telco, is likely to borrow from local banks ...

January 25, 2019 1 min read

LSE’s Sri Lankan trade-matching technology for cryptocurrency exchange

ECONOMYNEXT – London Stock Exchange (LSE) group said its trade-matching technology developed by its Sri Lankan un...

January 24, 2019 2 min read

New Sri Lanka software industry salary survey

ECONOMYNEXT - The Sri Lanka Association of Software and Services Companies (SLASSCOM) has published a new survey pay and...

January 18, 2019 2 min read

Flash floods in northern Sri Lanka recede, clean up commences

Flash floods in northern Sri Lanka which claimed one life and left more than 11,000 homeless, damaged crops, have subsid...

December 26, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka’s LSEG Technology improves Singapore Exchange’s settlement services

ECONOMYNEXT - LSEG Technology, a Sri Lanka-based unit of London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), formerly known as Millenniu...

December 20, 2018 2 min read
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US Dollar 332.3603 330.8514
UK Pound 440.9424 438.3450
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Rohan Samarajiva wins ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ from Sri Lanka Telecom

ECONOMYNEXT - Rohan Samarajiva, founding chairperson of LIRNEasia, a think-tank, was awarded the Sri Lanka Telecom â€...

December 19, 2018 3 min read

Recycling industry policy needed for Sri Lanka: Japanese expert

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka needs to have a recycling industry policy as one of its next priorities to cope with grow...

December 17, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka mulls water rationing, savings as shortages loom

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka may have to use financial instruments to encourage water saving and even resort to rationing as ...

December 7, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka’s ComBank provides Mastercard online payment gateway to Daraz

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Commercial Bank said it has been appointed the Internet Payment Gateway (IPG) se...

December 6, 2018 1 min read

Fitch downgrades Sri Lanka Telecom to 'B' on sovereign downgrade

ECONOMYNEXT – Fitch Ratings said it has downgraded Sri Lanka Telecom PLC's (SLT) Long-Term Foreign- and Local-Cur...

December 5, 2018 8 min read

Hutchison, Etisalat complete mobile networks merger in Sri Lanka

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s smaller mobile phone companies, Hutchison Telecommunications Lanka (Private) Lim...

December 4, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka computer, digital literacy up in 2017

Digital and computer literacy in Sri Lanka grew in 2017 from a year earlier with greater ownership of personal computers...

November 30, 2018 1 min read

Alipay, Dialog Axiata to give mobile cash to Chinese tourists in Sri Lanka

ECONOMYNEXT – Dialog Axiata has struck a partnership with China’s Alipay, the world’s largest mobil...

November 27, 2018 2 min read

Fitch confirms Sri Lanka Telecom at 'B+'/'AAA(lka)'

ECONOMYNEXT – Fitch Ratings said it has confirmed Sri Lanka Telecom's (SLT) Long-Term Foreign- and Local-Currency...

November 23, 2018 7 min read

IFS plans more investments in Sri Lanka, undeterred by uncertainty

ECONOMYNEXT- IFS, a Swedish ICT company with a majority of software development based in Sri Lanka, is planning major in...

November 9, 2018 2 min read