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Alliance Finance Company launches green bond on CSE

Sri Lanka, March 1 -- Alliance Finance Company PLC (AFC), Sri Lanka's oldest operating non-banking financial institution, marked a significant milestone with the issuance of its green bond on the Colo... Read More


Fitch assigns Sri Lanka Insurance Corp General 'CCC+' IFS and 'A+(lka)' National IFS Ratings

Sri Lanka, March 1 -- Fitch Ratings has assigned Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation General Limited (SLIC General) a 'CCC+' Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) Rating and an 'A+(lka)' National IFS Rating. T... Read More


CBSL calls on banks to strengthen fraud detection with AI-driven tech

Sri Lanka, March 1 -- With the significant rise in online financial crimes, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) this week called on the financial institutions to explore the possibility of using arti... Read More


IMF releases US$334mn to Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, March 1 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced its Executive Board completed the third review under the 48-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) Arrangement, allowing the authoriti... Read More


"Cultural Mosaic" Exhibition: Sri Lankan Tamil Catholic Art and Architecture in Lisbon

Sri Lanka, March 1 -- The fascinating intersection of 19th-century Tamil Catholic art and architecture in Northern Sri Lanka is now on display at the University of Lisbon, Portugal, as part of the "Cu... Read More


Holy Ramadan: A Month of Worship, Self-Improvement, and Empathy

Sri Lanka, March 1 -- The ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, Ramadan, is one of the most important and sacred days in Islam, celebrated with great enthusiasm all over the world. This month is ... Read More


Wesley College Felicitated Air vice Marshal Sampath Wickramaratne

Sri Lanka, March 1 -- At a special assembly held on February 24, 2025, in the College Hall, an atmosphere of gratitude and admiration filled the room as the WCC OBU came together to honour one of its ... Read More


ST. BENEDICT'S COLLEGE MARKS ITS 160TH ANNIVERSARY

Sri Lanka, March 1 -- A heroic tale of Catholic Missionary love and labour unfolds itself in the past 160 years of St. Benedict's College. If one counts the preceding 26 years of its existence in the ... Read More


Colombo District Court dismisses action against Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association

Sri Lanka, March 1 -- Colombo District Court Judge Sandun Vithana, yesterday dismissed a Plaint filed by Deputy Principal, Mahanama Vidyalaya, Colombo 3 against the office-bearers of the Sri Lanka Sch... Read More


Sri Lanka open for renegotiation with Adani on tariff rates

Sri Lanka, March 1 -- Despite Indian conglomerate Adani Group's announcement that it withdrew from the US $ 442 million wind power project in Mannar, the Energy Ministry has requested the company to i... Read More