ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Treasury bill yields dropped across maturities at Wednesday’s auction, data from the Public Debt Management Office showed, with all offered 80 billion rupees bills sold. The 3-month bill was dow

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Members of the Inter University Students’ Federation (IUSF) have occupied the controversial Malwana property allegedly linked to former minister BasilContinue Reading The post IUSF occupies ‘no owner’ Malwana property li

Market turnover was 2.6 billion rupees.

Market turnover was 2.6 billion rupees.

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A new franchise, , has officially been announced ahead of the sixth season of the Lanka Premier League, which isContinue Reading The post New LPL Franchise Galle Gallants Announced Ahead of Season 6 season appeared first

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EDB and Janathakshan GTE Ltd sign MoU to strengthen biodiversity friendly agri export value chains

EDB and Janathakshan GTE Ltd sign MoU to strengthen biodiversity friendly agri export value chains

The Ambassador of Japan to Sri Lanka, His Excellency ISOMATA Akio, has reiterated Japan’s commitment to supporting the modernisation of Sri Lanka’s fisheries sector through the introduction of advanced technology and inn

A low-pressure area located northeast of Sri Lanka continues to persist but is expected to move away from the island within the next 48 hours, according to the latest weather analysis issued on the morning of May 14.

The Indian Naval Ship INS Sunayna operating as IOS Sagar with a multinational crew from 16 countries is scheduled to arrive at the Port of Colombo tomorrow (15), marking its seventh port call during the second edition of

The Department of Meteorology has issued a red warning for heavy rainfall affecting several parts of the country, warning that showers exceeding 100 mm are likely in some areas.

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An official attached to the Department of Immigration and Emigration has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) over an alleged financial fraud linked to a software installation project.

The government’s primary objective is to create “smart citizens” capable of facing the challenges of the future world, Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government Minister Prof. Chandana Abeyrathne sa

Former SriLankan Airlines CEO Kapila Chandrasena’s suspicious death took place at the residence of Aravinda de Silva, where the CCTV cameras were operational, but the system had not been recording footage for a long peri

Financial compensation amounting to Rs. 8.5 billion will be awarded to 1,898 employees retiring voluntarily under the Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) as part of its ongoing restruc

Nearly three weeks after an Indian family of four were found dead in their home, investigators tell the BBC they are no closer to knowing what actually happened.

The General Directorate of Investigation and Criminal Research at the Royal Oman Police, in cooperation with the National Central Bureaus of the Interpol, has foiled an attempt to transfer approximately $6.6 million thro

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Decryptogen R&D and a team from the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Moratuwa, train a working Sinhala language modelContinue Reading The post AI Researchers Achieve Landmark Breakthrough in Sinhala AI

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With WindForce holding the remaining 51 percent.

General public is advised to take adequate precautions

Market turnover was 1.36 billion rupees.

"We obviously intervene... the reason for building reserves is that part of that should be used to manage volatility,

Bond yields were broadly steady.

The Government yesterday announced plans to triple Sri Lanka’s economy to $ 300 billion by transforming the critical small and medium enterprise (SME) sector via the first-ever National SME Strategy Framework. The Framew

Nearly three weeks after an Indian family of four were found dead in their home, investigators tell the BBC they are no closer to knowing what actually happened. The Dokadia family – Abdullah, his wife Nasreen and their

Hundreds of people descended on a girls’ boarding school in the Indonesian village of Tlogosari, Central Java on 2 May, shouting chants and waving banners. “Women are not sexual objects” read one. Another said, simply, “

The Philippine Senate was locked down with military personnel seen entering the building where a senator wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) had sought refuge. Rounds of gunfire were heard but officials have

After back-to-back ducks in his last two innings, Virat Kohli showed most emphatically that he had merely been out of runs and not out of form, scoring his ninth IPL hundred to lead Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) to t

A Special Coordination Committee meeting for the Badulla District was held on Wednesday (13)  afternoon  at the Badulla District Secretariat under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to review the progres

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 14 MAY 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 14 May 2026 by the Department of Meteorology The low pressure area located northeast of the Sri Lanka, still persist. this system is expected to move away from Sri

Alleging that the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has shifted the massive losses, caused by the coal scam, to the hapless public, Opposition and SJB Leader, Sajith Premadasa, has questioned the conduct o

The widespread torrential rains currently experienced countrywide are expected to provide significant financial relief to the debt-ridden Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) by sharply increasing hydroelectric power generatio

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake directed officials to fast-track the completion of the resettlement process for people in the Kandy District who lost their homes due to the recent Ditwah disaster. Speaking at a Specia

The Central Environmental Authority has urged the public to refrain from using polythene and plastic products for Vesak decorations and dansals, warning that the use of several single-use plastic items remains prohibited