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Domestic demand resilient despite logistical strains: PMI Data

Sri Lanka, Jan. 19 -- Sri Lanka's private sector closed 2025 on a firm footing as both manufacturing and services activities expanded sharply in December, highlighting resilient domestic demand and im... Read More


EVs make up 10% of Sri Lanka's 2025 vehicle imports as market rebounds

Sri Lanka, Jan. 19 -- Sri Lanka's automotive sector witnessed a significant shift in 2025, with electric vehicles (EVs) capturing 10 percent of total passenger vehicle imports following the lifting of... Read More


SL must focus on addressing the real economy as country enters 2026: Verite Research Chief

Sri Lanka, Jan. 19 -- Sri Lanka must urgently pivot from a narrow focus on crisis management and International Monetary Fund (IMF) targets to a holistic developmental agenda that addresses the real ec... Read More


Prime Minister leaves for World Economic Forum in Davos

Sri Lanka, Jan. 19 -- Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya departed Sri Lanka this morning to attend the 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF), scheduled to take place in Davos-Kloste... Read More


England's cricketers are slapped with a curfew for Sri Lanka tour and T20 World Cup

Sri Lanka, Jan. 19 -- England's cricketers will be subject to a midnight curfew for the rest of the winter following their ill-discipline during the Ashes and the New Zealand tour that preceded it. A... Read More


Sri Lanka's bureaucratic system needs an urgent clean up!

Sri Lanka, Jan. 19 -- Last week, the Daily Mirror exclusively reported of yet another foreign investor pulling out of Sri Lanka citing regulatory obstruction and arbitrary state action. China based A... Read More


Current freeze will backfire in second quarter

Sri Lanka, Jan. 19 -- The government is likely to come under enhanced pressure to seek an electricity price revision -even at a higher rate- in the next revision in terms of the IMF prescribed cost-re... Read More


Asoka Ranwala dogged by misfortune

Sri Lanka, Jan. 19 -- Former Speaker Asoka Ranwala seems to be dogged by misfortune with him being involved in a road accident injuring four persons last month and his wife meeting with another accide... Read More


Don't brand Southerners or Northerners as racists for religious devotion: Namal

Sri Lanka, Jan. 19 -- Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organizer and Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa has urged against labeling people as racists simply for practicing their religious belie... Read More


Unregistered Indian cancer drugs allegedly sold near major hospitals-Dr. Chamal Sanjeewa

Sri Lanka, Jan. 19 -- Amid an ongoing shortage of essential cancer medicines in state hospitals, serious concerns have been raised over the sale of unregistered Indian drugs in private pharmacies acro... Read More