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Dialog Enterprise and NCE hold seminar on strengthening digital capabilities of Lankan exporters

Sri Lanka, Jan. 21 -- Dialog Enterprise, the corporate ICT solutions arm of Dialog Axiata PLC, together with the National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka (NCE), recently hosted 'From Sri Lanka to th... Read More


HSBC launches Clean Waterways Project to restore Beira Lake Ecosystem

Sri Lanka, Jan. 21 -- HSBC Sri Lanka has launched the Clean Waterways project, a landmark public-private partnership aimed at restoring the Beira Lake ecosystem and promoting environmental cleanliness... Read More


Sri Lanka moves to align organic agriculture with global standards

Sri Lanka, Jan. 21 -- Deputy Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Chathuranga Abeysinghe said that Sri Lanka is taking decisive steps to strengthen its organic agricultural export sec... Read More


Unit Trust industry closes 2025 with Rs. 587 Bn AUM

Sri Lanka, Jan. 21 -- The Unit Trust industry of Sri Lanka reported a 7.8% year-over-year growth of its assets under management (AUM) to Rs. 587 billion by the end of 2025. During the year, the AUM re... Read More


Sri Lanka's rating outlook heading to positive territory - Economist

Sri Lanka, Jan. 21 -- Sri Lanka's 2026 outlook is strong on the back of political stability and policy continuity with a growth forecast closer to 3.5-4%, and country's rating outlook is expected to c... Read More


Horana accident: Points to ponder

Sri Lanka, Jan. 21 -- It was just a few days ago that we commented in these spaces about the increasing accident rate in the country, whose roads are known to be among the deadliest in Asia, if not th... Read More


Opposition has not studied the education reforms - NPP MP

Sri Lanka, Jan. 21 -- NPP Parliamentarian Lakshman Nipunaarachchi yesterday said that Opposition parliamentarians are speaking against new education reforms without studying them. "When we were in th... Read More


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Sri Lanka, Jan. 21 -- 'Prices of many essential commodities reduced' Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe told Parliament yesterday that the Gover... Read More


Israel's Netanyahu accepts invitation to join Trump's Board of Peace

Sri Lanka, Jan. 21 -- Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday accepted U.S. President Donald Trump's invitation to join the so-called "Board of Peace", an initiative that aims initiall... Read More


South Korea's former PM found guilty of insurrection

Sri Lanka, Jan. 21 -- A South Korean court has sentenced former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo to 23 years in prison after finding him guilty on insurrection charges related to disgraced ex-President Yoo... Read More