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Spain training session cancelled before World Cup final

SriLanka, July 18 -- Spain's final training session before the World Cup final was cancelled after heavy thunderstorms hit New York and New Jersey on Saturday. Luis de la Fuente's side were due to tr... Read More


House of Fashions owner remanded after Customs arrest

SriLanka, July 18 -- House of Fashions owner and Managing Director Preethi Jayawardena has been arrested over an alleged Customs violation and remanded while receiving treatment at the National Hospit... Read More


Angolan woman nabbed at BIA with Rs. 10m cocaine concealed inside body

SriLanka, July 18 -- A 54-year-old Angolan woman has been arrested by the Sri Lanka Customs Narcotics Control Unit for allegedly attempting to smuggle cocaine worth more than Rs. 10 million into the c... Read More


Dilmah profit jump strengthens case for branded tea exports

Sri Lanka, July 17 -- A sharp jump in profits at Dilmah Ceylon Tea Company PLC is reinforcing a long-standing argument within Sri Lanka's tea industry: that the sector's future growth may depend less ... Read More


Tea recovery held back by weakness in largest producing region

Sri Lanka, July 17 -- A sharp recovery in Sri Lanka's high-grown tea sector helped lift national tea production in June, but persistent weakness in the low-grown segment, which accounts for nearly 60 ... Read More


Sri Lanka explores local gold refinery as IMF regulations delay import tax relief for jewellers

Sri Lanka, July 17 -- Sri Lanka's gem and jewellery sector is unlikely to see immediate relief from high gold import taxes due to ongoing International Monetary Fund (IMF) regulations, but authorities... Read More


Middle East unrest tempers factory confidence despite June expansion

Sri Lanka, July 17 -- Sri Lanka's manufacturing sector continued to expand in June, but emerging concerns linked to instability in the Middle East are beginning to temper business confidence, even as ... Read More


Sri Lanka's IMF reserve target comes under pressure: KPMG

Sri Lanka, July 17 -- Sri Lanka's efforts to rebuild its foreign exchange reserves are coming under renewed pressure as a surge in fuel and vehicle imports drives the external account back into defici... Read More


How a radish brought this farmer luck

Sri Lanka, July 17 -- 'Apooru Rabu Gediya" (The Fantastic Radish) is the title of a children's story book by Mithila Rasadari Wickremasinghe. Digging into her understanding of children's minds from he... Read More


Ganoderma is a silent threat to Sri Lanka's plantation economy

Sri Lanka, July 17 -- Sri Lanka's plantation sector has long been the backbone of the rural economy, generating employment, foreign exchange, environmental services, and livelihoods for hundreds of th... Read More