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Global risks overtake domestic concerns - CBSL Survey

Sri Lanka, Oct. 9 -- Financial market participants in Sri Lanka are showing growing confidence in the stability of the domestic financial system, even as global macroeconomic headwinds emerge as the s... Read More


Beyond stabilization: call for growth strategy

Sri Lanka, Oct. 9 -- Four years after Sri Lanka fought for basic economic survival with usable foreign reserves plummeting below $400 million, the island nation has successfully stabilized its economy... Read More


Publicis Groupe Sri Lanka expands footprint with relocation to 'The Optimist'

Sri Lanka, Oct. 9 -- 08th October 2026: Publicis Groupe Sri Lanka, part of the world's leading advertising and communication giant, has relocated operations to the 20th floor of The Optimist, Colombo,... Read More


PARLIAMENT

Sri Lanka, Oct. 9 -- The Government is taking robust measures to strengthen national reconciliation through a homegrown process while upholding humanitarian values. We remain committed to moving forwa... Read More


Anti-Corruption Act amendments shield Ministers, officials - MP Mujibur

Sri Lanka, Oct. 9 -- Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Mujibur Rahman told Parliament that new amendments introduced to the Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Act by the Government restricts public's ability t... Read More


No order to remove robes in my time -Thalatha

Sri Lanka, Oct. 9 -- UNP Gerneral Secretary and former Justice and Prison Reforms Minister Thalatha Athukorala said she never ordered that Ven. Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thera be made to remove his rob... Read More


Maldives tightens visa regulations for workers

Sri Lanka, Oct. 9 -- The Maldivian government has taken measures to update its visa regulations for foreign workers entering the country for employment. Under the new directive, the government has de... Read More


Mangroves under threat listed as forest reserves

Sri Lanka, Oct. 9 -- Environment Minister Dr. Dammika Patabendi stated in Parliament that the Government has initiated a programme to designate mangrove ecosystems which are under threat due to variou... Read More


Monks have distanced themselves from Literature and the Arts - Asgiri Chapter Anunayake

Sri Lanka, Oct. 9 -- Venerable Narampanawe Ananda Thera, the Anunayake of the Asgiri Chapter and Chancellor of the University of Kelaniya, said that the number of enlightened and ascetic figures who w... Read More


Over 23,000 SL workers employed in Korea - Labour Minister

Sri Lanka, Oct. 9 -- Labour Minister and Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando said on Friday that relations between Sri Lanka and the Republic of Korea are deeply rooted ... Read More