Sri Lanka, Sept. 17 -- The 15th IMF-Japan High-Level Tax Conference for Asian Countries commenced today, bringing together key policymakers, senior tax officials, and international experts to discuss ... Read More
Sri Lanka, Sept. 17 -- The 52-year-old driver of the car involved in the fatal road incident near the Mattakkuliya-Ferguson Junction last night has surrendered to the police. The Police said an inves... Read More
Sri Lanka, Sept. 17 -- All office trains commenced their journeys from designated locations despite an ongoing railway worker strike, the Railway Superintendent stated. The 48-hour strike action com... Read More
Sri Lanka, Sept. 17 -- Deputy Minister of Economic Development Nishantha Jayaweera left for Japan to participate in the 15th IMF-Japan High-Level Tax Conference for Asian countries. The conference i... Read More
Sri Lanka, Sept. 16 -- Water levels in several main rivers across the island remain high, but no river currently shows a risk of developing into a flood situation, the Department of Irrigation stated.... Read More
Sri Lanka, Sept. 16 -- Sri Lanka's rupee weakened against the US dollar on Tuesday, closing at 330.70/331.00 in the spot market, compared with 329.15/35 on the previous day. Bond yields also ended hig... Read More
Sri Lanka, Sept. 16 -- Sri Lanka's tourism sector has surpassed 1.6 million tourist arrivals in 2026, with a total of 1,609,759 visitors recorded between January 1 and September 14. The milestone was... Read More
Sri Lanka, Sept. 16 -- Sri Lanka's capital expenditure for 2027 is expected to be around Rs. 2 trillion, with the government working to accelerate procurement and approval procedures so that public in... Read More
Sri Lanka, Sept. 16 -- Digital literacy across Sri Lanka reached 72%, even as traditional computer literacy remains relatively low at 39.2%. Latest figures released by the Department of Census and St... Read More
Sri Lanka, Sept. 16 -- The All-Share Price Index of the Colombo Stock Exchange closed at 21,133.41 after losing 128.72 points. The S&P SL20 index ended at 5,947.29 points following an 29.38-point los... Read More