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Emirates Group posts USD 3.3 Bn half-year PBT for 2025-26

Sri Lanka, Nov. 11 -- The Emirates Group has announced a new record half-year financial performance, posting a profit before tax of AED 12.2 billion (US$ 3.3 billion) for the first six months of 2025-... Read More


'Industrialists should be evaluated for fulfilling environmental responsibilities'

Sri Lanka, Nov. 11 -- The "National Clean Products Awards 2025" was held recently (6) in Colombo under the patronage of the Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development, Sunil Handunnetti. Th... Read More


' Budget 2026 paves way for overall development"

Sri Lanka, Nov. 11 -- The 2026 budget will pave the way for overall development of economic, social and other sectors since the budget includes proposals aimed at establishing fiscal discipline in the... Read More


Colombo Stock Exchange ASPI hits record above 23,500 points for the first time

Sri Lanka, Nov. 11 -- For the first time in its history, the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share Price Index (ASPI) crossed the 23,500-point mark yesterday (10). At around 9:40 a.m., the ASPI reco... Read More


UNP to launch 'Learn with Ranil' programme for youth

Sri Lanka, Nov. 11 -- The United National Party (UNP) plans to launch a programme called 'Learn with Ranil' with the aim of providing political knowledge to young people. This programme, which is sch... Read More


Four arrested with smuggled pharmaceutical products in Kalpitiya

Sri Lanka, Nov. 11 -- In a decisive blow to maritime trafficking, the Sri Lanka Navy seized a major shipment of smuggled items, a dingy and arrested four suspects during a search operation conducted i... Read More


37th AGM of Hajj Tour Operators Association of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, Nov. 11 -- Hajj Tour Operators Association of Sri Lanka (HTOASL)held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Novotel Hotel, Dubai, recently, bringing together members, industry leaders, and... Read More


Parliament

Sri Lanka, Nov. 11 -- Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development, Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe told Parliament yesterday that the Government has decided to extend the existing pensio... Read More


Two Sri Lankans found dead at South Korean fish farm

Sri Lanka, Nov. 11 -- Three workers including two Sri Lankans were found dead at a land-based fish farm in Goseong, South Gyeongsang Province in South Korea prompting a Police investigation, the Chosu... Read More


Kelaniya Rotary Club completes Second Phase of spectacle donation initiative

Sri Lanka, Nov. 11 -- Following the completion of the first phase of the Eyes of Hope Spectacle Donation Project in Anuradhapura and Vavuniya, the Rotary Club of Kelaniya carried forward its mission w... Read More