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Hayleys to raise Rs. 7 bn via debentures

Sri Lanka, March 19 -- Diversified conglomerate Hayleys PLC announced this week that it will issue 50 million listed, rated, unsecured, senior, redeemable debentures, with an option to issue up to a f... Read More


Government appoints new Inland Revenue and Labour chiefs

Sri Lanka, March 19 -- The government yesterday announced the appointment of new heads for the Inland Revenue Department and the Department of Labour. R.P.H. Fernando, a Special Grade officer in the I... Read More


36th AGM of Peradeniya Alumni Association

Sri Lanka, March 19 -- The 36th Annual General Meeting of the Alumni Association of the University of Peradeniya (AAUP) will be held on Sunday, March 23rd at 9.00 am. The meeting will be held at the D... Read More


Sashane Wins National Public Speaking Title, Set for London Contest

Sri Lanka, March 19 -- The English Speaking Union (ESU) Sri Lanka Chapter conferred 17-year-old student, Sashane Dassanayake from Lyceum International School, Colombo as the Winner of the National Pub... Read More


Panel discussion to strengthen Sri Lanka's food safety well attended

Sri Lanka, March 19 -- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), supported by the European Union (EU) and in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Mass Media, successful... Read More


Focusing on positive developmental outcomes Breaking barriers in disability

Sri Lanka, March 19 -- Globally, nearly 240 million children, aged 0 to 17 years-approximately 1 in 10-live with disabilities, according to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Therefore, it c... Read More


Growing serious crime and tackling crimes against Women

Sri Lanka, March 19 -- The past few years has seen a spike in serious criminal activity in our country. Statistics reveal that in 2021 alone, 522 murders were reported. More recently between 2024 and ... Read More


Batalanda is only the tip of the iceberg Three presidential commissions found 16,800 enforced disappearances

Sri Lanka, March 19 -- The history of Presidential Commissions in Sri Lanka is one of brazen political opportunism and travesty of justice. They were the oft-deployed tools in the government's arsenal... Read More


THE PRESIDENTIAL YOUTH COMMISSION AND CURRENT SOCIAL CHALLENGES

Sri Lanka, March 19 -- My tenure of office as Vice Chancellor of the University of Colombo coincided with the most turbulent period in the history of the university system in our country. There was a ... Read More


SL bridges financing gap for women entrepreneurs

Sri Lanka, March 19 -- Sri Lanka's women entrepreneurs now have a greater opportunity to unlock access to finance with the launch of the WE Finance Code in the island nation yesterday. This makes Sri ... Read More