Sri Lanka, Oct. 19 -- Foreign investors purchased Sri Lankan rupee-denominated government bonds for a third consecutive week in the week ended October 16, according to Central Bank data, despite sligh... Read More
Sri Lanka, Oct. 19 -- Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe has expressed confidence that Sri Lanka will avoid being placed on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list for a third tim... Read More
Sri Lanka, Oct. 19 -- Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has proposed constitutional amendments to recognize the rights of elephants, wildlife, biodiversity and the environment as fundamental rights, ... Read More
Sri Lanka, Oct. 19 -- Venerable Balangoda Kassapa Thera, who was hospitalised on Saturday (17), returned to the protest at Viharamahadevi Park in Colombo yesterday (18), warning that demonstrators may... Read More
Sri Lanka, Oct. 19 -- China Merchants Port Holdings has pulled out of the proposed US$392 million South Asia Commercial and Logistics Hub (SACLH) project at the Port of Colombo, with the Sri Lanka Por... Read More
Sri Lanka, Oct. 18 -- The Galgamuwa Magistrate's Court has ordered veterinary officers to submit a reasoned post-mortem report on the death of Kavantissa, the wild tusker, and directed the Meegalewa W... Read More
Sri Lanka, Oct. 18 -- A 38-year-old suspect was arrested by the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) after a cache of firearms, live hand grenades and a large quantity of ammunition was discovered inside a c... Read More
Sri Lanka, Oct. 18 -- The Department of Meteorology says showers or thundershowers are likely at scattered locations across most parts of the island after 1 p.m. today (18). The department warns that... Read More
Sri Lanka, Oct. 18 -- Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has strongly condemned an alleged attack on Buddhist clergy who were chanting Pirith at Viharamahadevi Park in Colombo. In a statement, he sai... Read More
Sri Lanka, Oct. 18 -- The islandwide power outage that occurred yesterday is fully restored. However, authorities have yet to announce the exact cause of the breakdown. Energy Minister Anura Karunat... Read More