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ACCA Sri Lanka holds 49th AGM

Sri Lanka, June 17 -- The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) hosted its 49th Annual General Meeting (AGM) at Cinnamon Life in Colombo, bringing together the members, industry leader... Read More


Suspected Copreus-Gladius operators resurface as Evolute: SEC warns investors

Sri Lanka, June 17 -- Capital market regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has raised fresh concerns over what it believes is the re-emergence of individuals linked to previously flag... Read More


NTB to raise up to Rs.15bn via Basel III Tier 2 debenture issue

Sri Lanka, June 17 -- Nations Trust Bank PLC said it will raise up to Rs.15 billion through a listed Basel III-compliant Tier 2 debenture issue. The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) has granted in-princi... Read More


DFCC set to complete StanChart retail banking takeover by 31 July

Sri Lanka, June 17 -- DFCC Bank said the proposed acquisition of the wealth and retail banking business of Standard Chartered Bank Sri Lanka Branch is expected to be completed by July 31, 2026, provid... Read More


Our agriculture needs systems thinkers, not specialists

Sri Lanka, June 17 -- Sri Lanka's agricultural sector faces a convergence of unprecedented, interconnected crises-from climate-induced water scarcity and land fragmentation to labor deficits and colla... Read More


80 Years of the Italian Republic A Celebration of Democracy, Culture, and Friendship

Sri Lanka, June 17 -- On June 2, 1946, emerging from the ruins of war, fascism, and monarchy, the Italian people voted to establish a republic-a watershed moment marked by Italian women casting ballot... Read More


Kup cutting ceremony held at Aluthnuwara Dedimunda Devale

Sri Lanka, June 17 -- A week before the Kandy Esala Perahera (pageant), the Kup is cut from Aluthnuwara Dedimunda Devale premises and the tree is taken to Kandy to be cut into four pieces and planted ... Read More


The US-Iran MoU and the fly in the ointment

Sri Lanka, June 17 -- It appears the US-Israeli war against Iran is finally coming to a close. But we need be aware there's many a slip tween cup and the lip. Since US President Trump went to war with... Read More


Banks are facing serious challenges

Sri Lanka, June 17 -- It appears that our banking system is facing a serious challenge in the area of cash management, with critical internal controls seemingly having broken down. A series of major f... Read More


More questions than answers in Suresh Sallay's detention

Sri Lanka, June 17 -- Ignorance is strength. However, when the theatre of the absurd becomes a legal argument and is pursued ever more judiciously, solely based on a statement by a dubious asylum see... Read More