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IESL, Dialog open Sri Lanka entrepreneurs challenge

The programme will culminate in a Top 10 selection, with the first-place winner receiving an award of 1 million rupees. ...

October 9, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka to fix prices for 90-pct of imported medicines within a year: NMRA

Certain registered medicines imported only for sporadic state tenders may fall outside this

October 1, 2026 2 min read

New MacSync malware steals macOS crypto and credentials: Kaspersky

Kaspersky researchers discovered the updated version of the macOS infostealer known as MacSync

September 19, 2026 3 min read

Sri Lanka urged to merge maritime security and digital policy

Discussion on maritime security and technological capabilities at the Regional Centre for Strategic Studies

September 17, 2026 3 min read
Sri Lanka seeks to fast-track police clearances for ICT professionals

Faster processing of police clearance reports would help Sri Lankan ICT companies compete more effectively for internati

Sri Lanka braces for heavy rains, rough seas as Cyclone Arnab strengthens

Forecasters expect indirect weather impacts to trigger significant rainfall across several provinces over a three-day pe

Sri Lanka's 99x wins national awards for Xians.ai platform

99x's AI agent platform Xians.ai wins at SLASSCOM Ingenuity Awards

June 25, 2026 2 min read

ADB moves to help Asia and the Pacific harness AI, guard against risk

Will help countries expand digital connectivity, build skills, strengthen cybersecurity and privacy protections,

June 19, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka likely to raise drug price up to 7% on June 30: Minister

Rupee has depreciated around 8 percent in the last six months

June 10, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka's bill to amend National Environment Act strengthen EIAs: Think tank

National Environmental Act amendment bill currently in Parliament with tighter EIA clauses

June 8, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka urges parents to keep sick kids from school amid meningitis outbreak

"If you have any respiratory symptoms, please avoid gatherings as this could spread the disease."

May 29, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka's sugar tax, traffic light labels fall short: IPS

Understanding the influence of traffic light labelling and pricing on the demand for sugar sweetened beverages

May 26, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka met department warns of heavy rains in Western Province

General public is advised to take adequate precautions

May 14, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka's new environment bill to bring load-based fines, stricter project monitoring

Grants legal teeth to Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEA) for large-scale developments.

May 11, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka likely to face medicine shortages amid rupee fall, price control

Govt to allow price hike, says Health Minister

May 5, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka awards Adalimumab syringe tender to India’s Reliance Life Sciences

A 225,000 dollar contract to procure 6,000 pre-filled syringes

May 1, 2026 2 min read
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Russian Health Minister in Sri Lanka on 3-day official tour

Russian delegation expects to meet Sri Lanka's Health, Foreign Ministers

April 29, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka Met Dept issues severe lightning warning

"Thundershowers accompanied with severe lightning are likely to occur at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central

April 16, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka Met Dept warns of severe lightning, thundershowers

Advisory for severe lightning

April 6, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka to implement water cuts to manage supply

"We have to limit water supply now to avoid a worst case scenario."

April 2, 2026 3 min read

Tsunami warning issued for Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia

7.8 magnitude earthquake in Molucca sea

April 2, 2026 3 min read

Japan grants $181,837 for disaster‑resilient radio networks in Sri Lanka

Japan provides grant for radio equipment to support recovery and reconstruction from damages caused by Cyclone Ditwah

March 25, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka resumes South Korean-funded ICT education project

Construction of a national level e-Learning Center and two provincial ICT centers in the Southern and Eastern Provinces

March 25, 2026 1 min read

Dimuth Atapattu appointed DG of Sri Lanka's Data Protection Authority

Atapattu is a Sri Lanka Administrative Service (SLAS) officer

March 23, 2026 2 min read

AI-related risks rising for software, media, and services corporates: Fitch Ratings

Asset-light businesses where value is driven by intangibles such as software, IP, brands and human capital face risk

March 14, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka Cabinet endorses 14 climate resilience measures after Cyclone Ditwah

Moving away from a 'response and recovery' reactive framework to a 'science-based resilience' proactive framework

March 11, 2026 1 min read