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Lassana Agri Innovations and Rise N Shine Biotech unite to support floriculture businesses

Sri Lanka, July 9 -- Lassana Agri Innovations (Private) Limited and Rise N Shine Biotech Pvt. Ltd., India, have entered into a partnership, creating opportunities for entrepreneurs, commercial growers... Read More


Pan Asia Bank strengthens national remittance framework with 'Remit Max'

Sri Lanka, July 9 -- Pan Asia Bank which is one of the largest remittance B2B providers in Sri Lanka, launched its new 'Remit Max' product suite at a ceremony held on 3 July, at Epitom Hotel, Kurunega... Read More


What Ailsour Prisons?

Sri Lanka, July 9 -- That single reality should compel a serious national conversation. This is no longer merely a matter of prison administration. It is a crisis of criminal justice policy, public ... Read More


'Prisoners are human beings:' The reality inside and outside the prison walls

Sri Lanka, July 9 -- The prisoner riot at the Negombo prison on Sunday and Monday (July 5 and 6) seems to be a godsend for the Sri Lankan Opposition parties, which are short of sensational issues to u... Read More


Held to Ransom: How policy failure is poisoning Sri Lanka's poultry industry, consumers

Sri Lanka, July 9 -- For over a decade, Sri Lanka's poultry and livestock industry has sat across the table from successive governments, pleading for a rational, predictable maize import policy. Since... Read More


Anatomy of the Negombo prison riot: Government should fix the prison system without delay

Sri Lanka, July 9 -- Two days of deadly violence in the Negombo prison have laid bare the persistent decay in the Sri Lankan prison system, and by and large, the entire criminal justice apparatus. T... Read More


Jaffna airport control tower upgraded with air situation display system

Sri Lanka, July 9 -- The Electronics & Air Navigation Engineering (E&ANE) Division of Airport & Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Private) Limited (AASL) has successfully implemented an Air Situation Dis... Read More


Dengue death toll rises to 45; daily case count tops 1,200

Sri Lanka, July 9 -- Sri Lanka's dengue death toll has increased to 45 this year, while the total number of reported cases has climbed to 65,034, the National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU) said. Acting ... Read More


Sri Lankan Rupee hits Rs. 340 against USD

Sri Lanka, July 9 -- The Sri Lankan rupee weakened further against the US dollar today, with the dollar's selling rate crossing the Rs. 340 mark, according to the latest daily exchange rates released ... Read More


House of underworld figure 'Thembili Lahiru' set ablaze in Middeniya

Sri Lanka, July 9 -- The house of alleged underworld figure known as "Thembili Lahiru" was set on fire by an unidentified group in the Kudagalara area of Middeniya on Tuesday night (July 8), police sa... Read More