No queue travail for the lucky few By Ifham Nizam While many other state-sector professionals including medical specialists and other health workers are spending days and nights in fuel queues, engineers of the Ceylon Electricity Board are not feeling the pinch thanks to the government giving priority to supplying fuel for power generation, a senior […]

Conditions have changed since Cairn India drilled exploratory wells Conditions for taking forward Sri Lanka’s efforts at exploiting indications of the presence of petroleum and natural gas in the Mannar basin have improved significantly in the last two years according to well informed sources in the international oil industry. These sources said that when Cairn […]

President Ranil Wickremesinghe is to deliver his maiden Policy Statement in Parliament at 11 am on Wednesday (03), Parliament sources said.The President is scheduled to commence the Third Session of the Ninth Parliament at 10 am with his Presidential Policy Statement (previously Throne Speech). The MPs have been requested to arrive at the parliamentary complex […]

by Rex Clementine  Jesus’ teachings nearly 2000 years after his death still are highly relevant and we see living examples daily. This week we witnessed one such in sports when Prabath Jayasuriya spun Sri Lanka to a famous victory over Pakistan. Jesus had taught  when a man rejects someone that  necessarily  doesn’t have to be the […]

(UNFPA) When Ruchika found out she was pregnant with her second child in October last year she felt confident that she knew what to expect. Nine months later, she spent the day before her due date in a fuel queue pleading with an army officer and restless crowds so she could buy fuel to get […]

COLOMBO, 28 July 2022 – Nearly one in three parents responding to Save the Children’s survey in June 2022, have noticed negative changes in their children’s behaviour in the last 6 months.   Since the beginning of the economic crisis, children have showed signs of distress and withdrawal. The survey of more than 2,300 families across nine districts […]

ECONOMYNEXT –Sri Lanka will issue soft-liquor licenses to tourist hotels and restaurants under rules issued by President Ranil Wickremesinghe as Finance Minister, in a boost to tourism sector and government revenues. The new rules are effective from July 28.The beer and wine license will be issued by the Department of Excise following a recommendation from […]

AL Jazeera) Some Asian central banks must rapidly raise interest rates to prevent an “upward spiral” in inflation as the war in Ukraine drives surging fuel and food prices, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) official has said. While inflation in Asia remains “moderate” compared with other regions, several economies will have to act quickly to […]

Anthony Nihal Fonseka has been reappointed as a member of the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) with effect from 27 July 2022 for a period of six years. Previously, he served on the Monetary Board from July, 2016 to May 2020 and from May 2022 to July 2022. He obtained […]

BY S VENKAT NARAYAN Our Special Correspondent  NEW DELHI, July 30: Even as the global aviation industry is recovering from the adverse impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, Ashok Aliseril Thamarakshan, a man from Kerala, is travelling through Europe with his family on a plane he built himself. The plane was built by Thamarakshan, now based in […]

Sri Lanka's rupee fell sharply in the June quarter

Another individual who suffered gunshot wounds in the shooting incident near the Gampaha Magistrate s Court earlier this week died this morning (July 30).

The government has decided to issue soft liquor licenses to all hotels and restaurants registered with or identified by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA), with a view to boost the tourism sector and increase state revenues.

The less liquid firm says taken steps to reduce all non-essential expenses

The Health Ministry says that another 83 persons have tested positive for COVID-19 today, bringing the tally of Covid-19 cases registered in the country thus far to 665,526.

Sri Lanka fuel queues still remain as is faces dollar shortage to buy fuel

The Government and the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) have been implementing several measures to ease the burden of the current economic hardships on the people.

The best way to resolve the current crisis situation in the country is an all-party government, President Ranil Wickremesinghe says.