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Sri Lanka CB revises down 2022 economic growth estimate to 1-pct

Sri Lanka has sought IMF assistance to come out of the ongoing debt and BOP crisis.

April 30, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka stock market edges up amid eroding sentiment over political deadlock

The stock trading suspended in a few minutes on Monday and Tuesday after a key index fell over 10 percent

April 30, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka president agrees to form interim government with new PM, cabinet: Sirisena

"They will send invitations to all parties in the coming days. The new cabinet must be small."

April 29, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka opposition MP prohibited from protests for 14 days

Protests near Presidential Secretariat in capital Colombo continues for the 21st day

April 29, 2022 2 min read
Sri Lanka's shares slips on local debt restructuring uncertainties

The main All Share Price Index (ASPI) was down 0.25 percent or 22.37 points to 8,892.37.

Sri Lankan shares gain, boosted by financial and capital sectors

The main All Share Price Index (ASPI) was up 1.02 percent or 88.45 points to 8,799.91. 

Fear in Mirigama and Pallewela as illicit liquor takes lives

The Criminal Investigation Department has taken over the probe into multiple fatal poisoning from illicit liquor in the ...

August 5, 2019 2 min read

Six people in hospital following a clash in Wellawatte.

Six people including three police officers admitted to hospital following a brawl.

August 5, 2019 1 min read

Special train services for school vacation, Esala festival

A special train service will be deployed from Colombo Fort to Badulla during the school vacation season, the Railways De...

August 5, 2019 1 min read

Shakthika granted bail; indictment awaits

After over four months in remand custody, fiction writer Shakthika Sathkumara was granted bail by the Kurunegala High Co...

August 5, 2019 1 min read

Driver's carelessness caused Waskaduwa multiple fatality accident - Police

Police investigating yesterday collision at Waskaduwa that left six dead say the SLTB Bus driver's carelessness caused t...

August 5, 2019 1 min read

Rs. 68bn generated through fines – Excise Dept

The Excise Department has collected fines totalling Rs. 68 billion this year in 24,150 raids of illicit brewers carried ...

August 5, 2019 1 min read

ASEAN Forum condemns Easter attacks

August 4, 2019 2 min read

Warrants against Senadipathi and Fernando issued

The Colombo High Court today issued arrest warrants against Nissanka Senadipathi and Palitha Fernando as they did not ap...

August 2, 2019 1 min read

Top Cops transfer out of Kurunegala stopped

Less than a day after the National Police Commission (NPC) agreed to transfer two senior police officers out of the Kuru...

August 2, 2019 2 min read

UNP Top Brass to amend alliance constitution

Four senior members of the United National Party will meet tonight to make changes to the proposed Constitution of the a...

August 2, 2019 2 min read
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Only 6% of the Kalpitiya Bar Reef is currently alive - UNDP

Not a lot was known about the Bar Reef in Kalpitiya until recently. However, before we learned its value, we had nearly ...

August 2, 2019 3 min read

Shafi case: Two top cops to be moved out of Kurunegala

The National Police Commission (NPC) will inform the Acting Inspector General of Police Chandana Wickremeratne today tha...

August 2, 2019 1 min read

Court orders Hayleys, ETL to not re-export waste containers

The Court of Appeal issued an interim order on Wednesday (31 July) directing Hayleys Free Zone Ltd and ETL Colombo Ltd t...

August 2, 2019 1 min read

SLFP to decide their course of action on presidential election on Sept 2 -Duminda

Parliamentarian Duminda Dissanayake said that the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) will announce its decision regarding th...

August 2, 2019 1 min read

Gota has no "legal obstacle" to be the candidate - Kanchana

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna says that former Secretary to the Ministry of Defense Goabaya Rajapaksa has "no legal ob...

August 2, 2019 1 min read

Price formula for flour to be introduced - Buddhika Pathirana

A pricing formula will be implemented for flour in the near future, State Minister for Industry and Commerce Buddhika Pa...

August 1, 2019 1 min read

Strict action against those who use formalin in food – State Minister

Strict action will be taken through Consumer Affairs Authority (CFA) against those who misuse formalin for food preserva...

August 1, 2019 1 min read

Navy seizes another haul of beedi leaves

The Navy has seized 50 kilogrammes of beedi leaves in search operations carried out in the Kachchativu Island off Jaffna...

August 1, 2019 1 min read

Security Council spent time discussing Madush - Gen. Mahesh

The Army Commander Lt. General Mahesh Seneviratne says the National Security Council in the weeks before the terror atta...

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August 1, 2019 7 min read

Watch out for fraudsters, Fin Min warns Enterprise SL loan applicants

The Ministry of Finance today (31) issued a statement warning of organised fraudsters attempting to swindle Enterprise S...

July 31, 2019 2 min read