ECONOMYNEXT – Profits at Ceylon Cold Stores PLC (CCS), a leading consumer goods manufacturer and retailer, surged 75 percent to 3.76 billion rupees for the March 2026 quarter, driven by strong performances in its manufac

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Public telephone lines at railway stations across the country, which were disconnected earlier today due to non-payment of bills, have now been restored after the outstanding payment was settled this evening, the Railway

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A consignment of 134 single cabs gifted  by the Government of India under the Indo–Sri Lanka Friendship Programme for the use of the Sri Lanka Police was officially handed over to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Mo

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Sri Lanka's rupee fell to more than three-year low

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 321.5000 buying, 330.5000 selling.

Market turnover was 2.43 billion rupees.

Financial services grew 119.41 percent to 10.45 million dollars.

Tea exports fell 6.82 percent to 100.02 million dollars, while apparel and textile exports fell 4.88 percent to 346.67mn

Tea exports fell 6.82 percent to 100.02 million dollars, while apparel and textile exports fell 4.88 percent to 346.67mn

"Several state-owned institutions run vehicles without insurance."