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Rice export container found packed with metal scrap

SriLanka, Oct. 1 -- Sri Lanka Customs, together with the Police, today uncovered a consignment of metal scrap, including iron, concealed inside an export container that had been declared as containing... Read More


Sri Lanka Complete 5-0 Series Win Over Seychelles

SriLanka, Oct. 1 -- Sri Lanka recorded a comfortable 2-0 victory over Seychelles in the second match of their FIFA international friendly series yesterday, completing a 5-0 aggregate victory over the ... Read More


Sri Lanka golfers face uphill task

SriLanka, Oct. 1 -- Sri Lanka's three golfers endured a difficult opening round at the Asian Games at the Kasugai Country Club on Japan's east coast, with all three facing an uphill task heading into ... Read More


Sri Lankans book berths in semis

SriLanka, Oct. 1 -- Six Sri Lanka juniors four in the boys and two in girls' categories made it to the semifinals of the ATF Under-14 Tennis Week 2 tournament by coming out victorious in the quarter f... Read More


Sri Lanka to make drastic team changes

SriLanka, Oct. 1 -- In the aftermath of a demoralising tour of England, the Transformation Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket said it would make drastic changes to the team. Sri Lanka were beaten 3-0 in ... Read More


Liquidator files preliminary report on Daya Group's Bimputh; seeks directors' statements of affairs

SriLanka, Oct. 1 -- Bimputh Lanka Investments PLC, formerly Bimputh Finance and part of former Minister Daya Gamage's Daya Group, has disclosed that its liquidator has filed a preliminary report on th... Read More


Akram Cassim re-elected as SLGJA President for 3rd term

SriLanka, Oct. 1 -- Akram Cassim was re-elected as President of the Sri Lanka Gem and Jewellery Association (SLGJA) for a third term, at the association's Annual General Meeting (AGM) held this week. ... Read More


September arrivals edge back into growth as Japan, Australia gain ground

SriLanka, Oct. 1 -- Sri Lanka's tourist arrivals rose 0.4 percent in the first 27 days of September when compared to the same period last year, as a strong growth from Japan and Australia put the mont... Read More


Inflation relief months away: CBSL

SriLanka, Oct. 1 -- Sri Lanka will face several more months of elevated inflation, as the energy shock spreads through the economy, with the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) projecting inflation to re... Read More


Cultivation investment firms used public funds for other businesses: CBSL Governor

SriLanka, Oct. 1 -- Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe yesterday said certain companies that had obtained hard-earned money from the public as investments in cultivation projects had used ... Read More