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Sri Lanka stocks post worst loss in near 2 years; fall to 3-1/2-mth low

Both stock index nosedived as economic concerns, crude oil price outlook after Russian attack dented sentiment

February 24, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka stock trading halted for second time within one hour

Sri Lanka stocks suffer with both index plunging over 5-pct as forex crisis leads to fuel shortage, power cuts

February 23, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka special GST draft law against constitution: Supreme Court

The Special GST consolidates several taxes on liquor, cigarettes, telecommunications, betting and gaming and vehicles.

February 22, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Hatton National Bank net up 35-pct in December 2021 quarter

Impairment charge for loans and other losses jumped 95 percent in the quarter to 7.7 billion rupees in the quarter.

February 21, 2022 1 min read
Sri Lanka stocks end a five day rally on banking sector concerns over domestic debt restructuring

"Market continued to dip,on banking counters as the IMF approval has triggered concerns over domestic debt restructuring

Sri Lanka stocks edge up in thin trade on expected IMF approval

The final decision from the IMF executive board is expected late night on Monday.

Sri Lanka’s first museum of ancient technology to be opened today

The President will declare open Sri Lanka’s first museum and library of ancient technology in Polonnaruwa today (3 Jul...

July 3, 2019 1 min read

Saroja Sirisena assumes duties as Austria Ambassador

Sri Lanka’s Ambassador-designate to the Republic of Austria Saroja Sirisena assumed duties in Vienna yesterday (1 July...

July 2, 2019 1 min read

Petition against death penalty; hearings to continue

The five Judge Bench of the Appeal Court examining a Writ Petition against the resumption of executions in Sri Lanka wil...

July 2, 2019 1 min read

DIG convicted of corruption and released on bail

Former Deputy Inspector General of Police Hector Dharmasiri was found guilty of corruption and sentenced to three years ...

July 2, 2019 1 min read

PM speaks out against death penalty

Breaking his silence on President Maithripala Sirisena's controversial decision to resume the death penalty, Prime Minis...

July 2, 2019 1 min read

Hemasiri, Pujith placed in custody inside hospitals

Former Defense Secretary Hemasiri Fernando has been placed under arrest by police acting on orders of the Attorney Gener...

July 2, 2019 2 min read

Hemasiri and Pujith enter hospital as AG orders police to arrest them

Former Defense Secretary Hemasiri Fernando and IGP Pujith Jayasundera were admitted to separate hospitals, just as Polic...

July 2, 2019 2 min read

Nepal activists protest Sri Lanka death penalty

Activists in Nepal are currently holding a protest in Kathmandu against President Maithripala Sirisena's decision to lif...

July 2, 2019 1 min read

Lawyers contracted to deal with unnatural deaths of Lankans in Saudi

Sri Lanka has entered into a contract with a law firm from Saudi Arabia conducting legal proceedings related to the unna...

July 1, 2019 1 min read

SL donates USD50K to tornado-hit Cuba for reconstruction

Sri Lanka donated USD 50,000 to the Government of Cuba last week as reconstruction aid for damages sustained in the torn...

July 1, 2019 2 min read
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Sri Lanka's plans to resume executions major setback for human rights - Human Rights Watch

Calling for a halt to Sri Lanka's plans on resuming the death penalty, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) yesterday said that ...

July 1, 2019 3 min read

Bomb-hit Zion church will be repaired by Christmas

The Sri Lanka Army which is reconstructing the Zion Evangelical Church in Batticaloa is saying that the job will be done...

June 30, 2019 2 min read

CPA wants Mahanayake's speech investigated

June 29, 2019 1 min read

Muslim traders back at Wennppuwa fair

Muslim traders will be welcomed back at the Wennappuwa weekly fair from Monday after the local Magistrate accepted a pol...

June 28, 2019 1 min read

‘80 percent of the Easter Sunday victims are compensated - MP Kavinda

UNP MP Kavinda Jayawardena says that the Government has compensated more than 80 per cent of the people who were affecte...

June 28, 2019 1 min read

United Nations concerned about growing hate speech in Sri Lanka

The top United Nations official in Sri Lanka, Hanaa Singer, is expressing concern about the growing number of “inciden...

June 28, 2019 2 min read

Police and forces dealing with issues efficiently - Karu

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya is saying that the Sri Lanka Police is facing grave new challenges and dealing with them efficie...

June 28, 2019 2 min read

South African President in Sri Lanka

President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa made a brief visit to Sri Lanka today (27), while he was en route to G20 summ...

June 27, 2019 1 min read

No evidence against Dr. Shafi - CID

The Police have told the Kurunegala Magistrate that they have no evidence to charge Dr. Shafi Shihabdeen who had been ac...

June 27, 2019 1 min read

President declares Railways an essential public service

President Maithripala Sirisena by the powers vested on him had declared Sri Lanka Railways as an essential public servic...

June 27, 2019 1 min read