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Records Rs. 354 MN PAT in its first quarter Hela Apparel Holdings PLC recorded an impressive start to the financial year, with revenue growing by 114% year-on-year to Rs. 24.5 Bn in the first quarter. The significant growth was partly driven by the depreciation of the rupee during this period, while the Group’s underlying US […]
- Mobitel profit exceeds Rs 200 million in Q1 (Category: Breaking News)
- CDB races to Rs 40.5 Mn pre-tax profit in Q1 2010 (Category: Breaking News)
- Singer Sri Lanka revenue grows by over Rs. 1 b in first quarter (Category: Breaking News)
- NSB posts remarkable first quarter results (Category: Breaking News)
Under the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau’s Visiting Journalists & Blogger Programs, a group of high-profile Indian media personnel was invited to Sri Lanka from July 3 to July 11, to re-discover Indo-Sri Lanka historical relationships. Eight media personnel representing several key states & cities of India, including Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Kolkata, Bangalore and Hyderabad […]
- Celebration of 75 years of India’s Independence in Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
- CONFESSIONS OF A GLOBAL GYPSY (Category: Breaking News)
- Deferred China ship visit takes place amidst diplomatic row (Category: Breaking News)
- Inaugural NDC symposium: Focus on contemporary security issues (Category: Breaking News)
By Norman Palihawadana President Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed a committee to oversee and grant prior approval for new appointments or changes to the existing positions of chairmen and directors of state corporations, statutory boards and state-owned enterprises. President’s Secretary Saman Ekanayake will chair the committee including Prime Minister’s Secretary Anura Dissanayake a...
- Committee report on constitutional reforms handed over to President (Category: Breaking News)
- Bribery claims involving Japanese contractor: Lawyer asks govt. to come clean over allegations l... (Category: Breaking News)
- JVP Left Wing MP refused entry to Vavuniya displaced camp (Category: Breaking News)
- Top Democrat on Armed Services Committee concerned about Biden defense secretary nominee (Category: USA, New York)
75 years of India’s Independence was celebrated with great fervor in different parts of Sri Lanka on 15 August 2022. The celebrations this year are a part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ initiative, a global campaign to commemorate 75 years of a progressive and self-reliant India through numerous activities and events. The main event […]
- Indian Independence Day celebrated in Jaffna (Category: Breaking News)
- Ceylon feared Indian, Chinese domination - paper (Category: Breaking News)
- East India Company reborn on Independence-Day eve: Report (Category: Breaking News)
- Amnesty for prisoners in view of Independence (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry met the Colombo-based Ambassadors and High Commissioners at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a briefing on current developments ahead of the 51st session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
- Outpost Colleges (Category: Business)
- Deadlocked Paradise (Category: Business)
- Brazil and Sri Lanka aim to expand ties - Patriota (Category: Breaking News)
- New British High Commissioner for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Investors in government's treasury bills and bonds wait for directions from Thursday's policy rate decision
Market has been on the rise due political stability hope after months of protests
- Record breaking Stock Market (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka stocks slip in first-hour trade (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka stocks gain near 4-pct in first hour (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka stocks slip in mid-day trade on Wednesday (Category: Breaking News)
Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is spending for his current foreign travels through his personal funds and not through state funds, the Government Information Department said today.
Sri Lanka s Minister of Power and Energy says that India s Adani Green Energy has been issued provisional approvals for two wind energy projects in Mannar and Pooneryn for an investment of over USD 500 million.
- Cleaner Fuel (Category: Business)
- Portugal's green energy dilemma (Category: Technology)
- Can human power replace batteries? (Category: Technology)
- Former football coach Lou Holtz tests positive for COVID-19 (Category: USA, Mississippi)
The Director General of Health Services has confirmed 06 more Covid-19 related deaths in the country for yesterday (Aug 15).
President Ranil Wickremesinghe says that the State of Emergency, which is scheduled to lapse by the end of this week, will not be extended.
Regional Director for Asia-Pacific from the United Nations Development Coordination Office (UNDCO) David McLachlan-Karr arrived in Sri Lanka today (16 August).
Delisted Tamil groups face being banned again if financing of terrorism resumes, the Ministry of Defence said today. According to the blacklisting and delisting of persons, 577 individuals and 18 organizations were blacklisted in the year 2021 for financing terrorism under the United Nations Regulation No. 01 of 2012. After a series of discussions and […]
- Defence Ministry clarifies on blacklisting and delisting of persons and organizations (Category: Breaking News)
- Fourteen Sri Lankans attempting to revive LTTE grilled in India (Category: Breaking News)
- Army denies claims it plans to provoke and shoot (Category: Breaking News)
- Ban on key Tamil diaspora groups lifted (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka briefed Colombo based diplomats on the human rights issue ahead of the 51st session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry met the Colombo-based Ambassadors and High Commissioners at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a briefing on current developments ahead of the 51st session of the […]
- Sri Lanka assures UNHRC it will honour legitimate commitments (Category: Breaking News)
- Empathy and understanding sought by Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Work of domestic mechanisms on reconciliation reviewed (Category: Breaking News)
- UN rights chief told invitation to visit Sri Lanka still stands (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka is to benefit from a new trading scheme launched by the United Kingdom (UK). The UK’s new Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) is one of the most generous sets of trading preferences of any country in the world, and will benefit Sri Lanka by boosting the economy and supporting jobs. Sri Lanka will also continue […]
- Sri Lanka to benefit from access to UK’s new trading scheme: high commissioner (Category: Breaking News)
- One Foundation, Many Destinations: UCL International Foundation Year with Global Pathways (Category: Breaking News)
- MAS named Official Clothing Partner for Sri Lanka Athletics Journey to the Olympics 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- Britain launches trade system for developing countries including Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Azerbaijan has detained 10 Sri Lankans in the liberated Fuzul. The Trend news agency said that the Azerbaijani State Border Service had confirmed the arrests of the 10 Sri Lankans. Further details were not yet made available. (Colombo Gazette)
- Man murdered inside Nawagamuwa Police Station (Category: Breaking News)
- Galle Face protesters to withdraw today (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka appeals to UK to lift travel advisory (Category: Breaking News)
- Concerns raised over arrests by cops in civilian clothing (Category: Breaking News)
Issuing a clarification on Sri Lanka lifting the ban imposed on several Tamil diaspora organisations, the Defence Ministry says that such inclusions and exclusions for blacklisted individuals and organizations are routinely carried out by relevant authorities after observation and careful study over a continuous period of time.
Britain has launched a scheme to extend tariff cuts to hundreds of products, such as clothes and food, from developing countries including Sri Lanka, part of London s post-Brexit efforts to set up systems to replace those run by the European Union.
Cabinet approval has been granted for the Cabinet paper submitted by President Ranil Wickremesinghe for the implementation of national guidelines and minimum standards for child development centers in Sri Lanka.
Regional Director for Asia-Pacific from the United Nations Development Coordination Office David McLachlan-Karr arrived in Sri Lanka today (16 August). McLachlan-Karr will meet with Government, the Opposition, civil society, the diplomatic community and others. He will also travel to Jaffna to meet with Government and civil society groups there. His discussions with officials in Sri […]
- Sri Lanka appeals to UK to lift travel advisory (Category: Breaking News)
- Azerbaijan detains 10 Sri Lankans in liberated Fuzul (Category: Breaking News)
- Concerns raised over arrests by cops in civilian clothing (Category: Breaking News)
- Asia Council urges Japan, South Korea to aid Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
With the view of encouraging service exporters to repatriate their export proceeds into the country, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka has withdrawn the mandatory requirement to convert service export receipts/proceeds, that are received in Sri Lanka on or after 12 August 2022. The service exporters may use their export proceeds so repatriated to Sri […]
- Central Bank assures foreign exchange to import essential goods (Category: Breaking News)
- CBSL relaxes mandatory conversion requirement on service export proceeds (Category: Breaking News)
- India allows Sri Lanka to settle $1 bn credit facility in India rupees (Category: Breaking News)
- CBSL decides to liquidate five failed finance companies (Category: Breaking News)
The United States (US) is facilitating the electrification of three-wheelers in Sri Lanka. The US Government, through its development agency, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is committed to accelerating clean energy to drive social and economic sustainable growth in Sri Lanka. Minister of Power and Energy, Kanchana Wijesekera and the U.S. Ambassador to […]
- Sri Lanka partners with USAID to convert petrol-run tuktuks to electricity (Category: Breaking News)
- Biden announces $20 Million in additional assistance to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Motor traffic act to be amended to register electric tuk tuks (Category: Breaking News)
- New Zealand assures Sri Lanka continuous assistance (Category: Breaking News)
Iran has assured continued assistance to Sri Lanka, the Sri Lanka Foreign Ministry said today. The Ambassador of Iran Hashem Ashjazadeh called on the Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Foreign Minister referred to the longstanding cordial relations and briefed the Ambassador on the economic downturn that Sri Lanka is […]
- New Zealand assures Sri Lanka continuous assistance (Category: Breaking News)
- Four Sri Lankans arrive in Tamil Nadu on illegal vessel (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka appeals to UK to lift travel advisory (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka confirms it asked China to defer visit by ship (Category: Breaking News)
The MPs’ political engagement “in a highly sensitive issue such as this” was “totally unnecessary”, Herath tweeted.
- Sri Lanka should prevent Chinese vessel from reaching Hambantota port (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka asks China to defer arrival of ship after India objects (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese Survey Vessel Yuan Wang 5 reaches Port of Hambantota in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Yuan Wang 5 triggers a moot point of contentious politics between India and Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
The Court of Appeal today dismissed a writ application filed by UK passport holder Kayleigh Fraser challenging her deportation. The visa of the foreigner who promoted the Gota Go Gama (GGG) protests, had been cancelled. The Immigration and Emigration Department had cancelled the visa of the British passport holder. Immigration officers had recently visited the […]
- British national to be deported (Category: Breaking News)
- British national under probe for posting anti-govt protests on social media (Category: Breaking News)
- Visa of foreigner who promoted GGG protests cancelled (Category: Breaking News)
- UK assisting Scottish woman who’s passport was seized in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
With the view of encouraging service exporters to repatriate their export proceeds into the country, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has withdrawn the mandatory requirement to convert service export receipts'proceeds, that are received in Sri Lanka on or after 12 August 2022.
- Anthurium wins award for Yamika (Category: Business)
- A new avenue of income for Ports Authority (Category: Breaking News)
- BOI expects 5 Billion Dollar investments (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan flights to Shanghai four times a week (Category: Breaking News)
"We are setting up this to improve the quality of journalism in the country and to raise it to international standards."
- Preparing Bill to establish Chartered Institute of Journalists (Category: Breaking News)
- Cabinet approval to establish Institute of Chartered Journalists of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- CIM presents Centenary Walk on Saturday (Category: Breaking News)
- CA Sri Lanka members in Qatar meet President Rajapaksa (Category: Breaking News)
Laugfs Gas company says that a ship carrying 3,120 metric tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) arrived at the Hambantota Port this morning (16).
- The answer to cheaper gas bills? (Category: Technology)
- Mining Fear (Category: Business)
- Analysts: High Gas Prices Will Last Into 2011 (Category: USA, Georgia)
- Tragic chemistry (Category: Technology)
The MoU had been delayed since June 2021.
- Sri Lanka seeks MoU with India on nuclear power (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka, Maldives to sign MoU on tourism (Category: Breaking News)
- Qatar, Lanka sign deal to regulate air traffic (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka seeks MoU with India on nuclear power (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka has enough capacity to manage the next two weeks, while Unit 1 was brought back online.
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- Power Push (Category: Business)
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