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Hemas posts 37% jump in quarterly profit on strong consumer demand, lower finance costs

Sri Lanka, Nov. 10 -- Hemas Holdings PLC delivered another quarter of resilient performance in the three months ended September 2025, posting a 36.6 percent year-on-year (YoY) surge in earnings to Rs.... Read More


Budget 2026 signals export growth focus; policy clarity key to success: JAAF

Sri Lanka, Nov. 10 -- Budget 2026 has earned cautious praise from the apparel industry, which sees it as a step in the right direction towards rebuilding the export strength and investor confidence. H... Read More


Letter to the Editor: The Commercialisation of the Ramayana Trail

Sri Lanka, Nov. 10 -- In recent years, Sri Lanka's Ramayana Trail has witnessed an extraordinary surge in popularity, drawing thousands of Indian pilgrims and travellers eager to explore the island's ... Read More


'Sinhabahu', 'Nari Bana' and 'Jasaya saha Lenchina' Evergreen plays go on board at the Lionel Wendt

Sri Lanka, Nov. 10 -- Two-day theatre festival with evergreen stage productions-Prof. Ediriweera Sarathchandra's "Sinhabahu" and Dayananda Gunawardena's "Nari Bana" Samaga "Jasaya saha Lenchina" will ... Read More


Stafford International School Holds Successful Interhouse Athletics Event

Sri Lanka, Nov. 10 -- On Thursday, November 6, 2025, Stafford International School in Colombo 07 hosted its annual Interhouse Athletics Meet despite overcast weather. The event took place at the NCC g... Read More


Your house number is more than just a digit!

Sri Lanka, Nov. 10 -- Have you ever walked into a house and felt an inexplicable sense of comfort, or perhaps a sudden sense of uneasiness? You might be surprised to learn that something as simple as ... Read More


Pradeep Nilanga Dela re-elected as Diyawadana Nilame: Diyawadana Nilame election highlights need for Buddhist Temporalities Act reform

Sri Lanka, Nov. 10 -- Incumbent Diyawadana Nilame Pradeep Nilanga Dela was re-elected to the prestigious position of Chief Custodian of the Sri Dalada Maligawa (Temple of the Tooth) in Kandy on Novemb... Read More


Polythene ban ; Can regulation be reformed?

Sri Lanka, Nov. 10 -- While Asian nations from Bangladesh to Bhutan have taken bold, systemic steps to choke the polythene menace at its source, Sri Lanka still tinkers at the edges pretending regulat... Read More


Sri Lanka's recovery must not be a mirage!

Sri Lanka, Nov. 10 -- Three years ago, Sri Lanka was on its knees. Queues for fuel snaked for kilometres, electricity cuts plunged homes into darkness, and the shelves of pharmacies and supermarkets l... Read More


Vested interests against the PM? Beyond Strikes: The Future Demands Education Reform Now

Sri Lanka, Nov. 10 -- Education trade unions nationwide have joined forces against the reforms. The only unions not opposing the changes are those linked to a particular political party, ironically, t... Read More