There's a threat to information and the security of data due to outdated technology and a shortage of qualified staff.

by Jehan Perera Early this year the government under President Gotabaya Rajapaksa amended the Prevention of Terrorism law. It accepted the position that the law was in violation of international standards and wanted to show it was committed to improving its human rights record. The ground was set to mitigate the pressures from the UN […]

Kerosene was out of stock in the market as Sri Lanka’s sole oil refinery that produced kerosene remained shut.

A local refinery began production on August 20 after being closed for months

Sindh [Pakistan], August 12 (ANI): Pakistan’s Sindh province is facing a critical issue due to the unavailability of potable water as most of the surface water bodies in the province are polluted and require adequate treatment to make it fit for consumption, stated a survey carried out by the Pakistan Council of Research in Water […]

A second ship carrying 120,000mt crude oil is expected on the following week.

Workers who appeared for the test will also be given the opportunity to appear in another field next year.

Gunasekara said, under the current circumstances, the production cost per egg is 49 rupees which is above retail price.

By Samarakoon Bandara A large number of persons with Non Communicable Diseases (NCD) are not taking prescribed medicines due to economic difficulties, and thus hospitals are filling up due to complications, Dr. Palitha Rajapaksha, the assistant secretary of the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) says. There were about three million people, over 60 years, and […]

In August alone 2,924 new cases were recorded in Sri Lanka, with 84 deaths attributed to the disease.

"We are seeing the pressure on the rupee easing as a result of exports growing and imports contracting."

‘Inflation will not be as high as initially expected’ Inflation will not be as high as initially expected and there are signs of economy stabilising, Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe says.Dr. Weerasinghe said that during the past few months a number of initiatives had been made to improve the economy and they were yielding […]

ByShamindra Ferdinando Sri Lanka hadn’t been able yet to convince Russia to resume Aeroflot flights and tourists from there to Sri Lanka suspended in the wake of the detention of SU 289 at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) on the afternoon of June 02, authoritative sources said. Sri Lanka grappling with an unprecedented foreign exchange […]

By Rathindra Kuruwita Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella on Monday (15) falsely had declared that the State Pharmaceutical Corporation (SPC) had begun the manufacture of new medicines, omperozole 20mg, levothyroxine 50mg, President of the College of Medical Laboratory Science (CMLS), Ravi Kumudesh said yesterday. “The Minister made this statement at an event purportedly to launch those [&#...

The grant was given in response to a request by Sri Lanka’s government.

By Hiran H.Senewiratne The CSE turned negative yesterday having traded with a bullish run for 12 consecutive days due to profit- takings of many counters, especially blue-chip counters. This development could be considered as the market correction, stock market analysts said. Sri Lanka’s shares fell over 1 per cent in mid-day trade, pulled down by […]

The manufacturing PMI declined to 41.4 from 44.1

The loss per share for the quarter was 4.53 rupees.

Egg price is rs.65 and flour per kg is rs.310.

"What we ask from the government is to facilitate us through private or state banks to import these as needed," he said.

To carry the extra fuel, we can't carry all the freight we like to into the country

By Ifham Nizam The Ceylon Electricity Board implements most of its power transmission and distribution infrastructure development projects like the construction of new transmission lines, transmission and distribution substations, etc., using loan funds obtained from international lending agencies such as the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). These ...

"Around 40 percent of the supply comes from the SME sector while around 60 percent comes from large scale suppliers."