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President Anura Kumara Disanayaka to undertake a State Visit to China

Sri Lanka, Jan. 11 -- President Anura Kumara Disanayaka will undertake a State Visit to the People's Republic of China from 14-17 January 2025 at the invitation of President Xi Jinping. During the vi... Read More


VIDEO: Mark Zuckerberg on Ending Fact Checking & Being Pressured by Biden Administration

Sri Lanka, Jan. 11 -- YouTube An error occurred. Try watching this video on www.youtube.com, or enable JavaScript if it is disabled in your browser. YouTube An error occurred. Try watching this video... Read More


Port City Colombo Celebrates Groundbreaking Of Luxury Marina Development

Sri Lanka, Jan. 11 -- Port City Colombo celebrated the groundbreaking of the Marina Development at Port City Colombo with a special ceremony held on 10th January 2025. The occasion was graced by Chief... Read More


CFA Qualification: A Career-Changing Journey - Insights from Chanakya Dissanayake

Sri Lanka, Jan. 10 -- CFA Society Sri Lanka recently hosted an inspiring fireside chat and networking event titled "The CFA Program Advantage: Pathways to Career Excellence." The event highlighted the... Read More


Hambantota International Port Hits 22-pct Growth in 2024, Bolsters Infrastructure for Future Expansion

Sri Lanka, Jan. 9 -- Hambantota International Port (HIP) achieved an impressive growth rate of 22% in 2024, matching its performance from the previous year. With its sights set on even higher numbers ... Read More


Sri Lanka Reports Full-Year Tourist Surge of 38-pct in 2024, December Arrivals up by 18-pct

Sri Lanka, Jan. 9 -- Foreign tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka increased by 18.18% year-on-year to 248,592 in December 2024, following a 21.6% rise in the previous month, according to data from the Sri La... Read More


Sri Lanka's Economy, Hare or Tortoise?

Sri Lanka, Jan. 9 -- By Jekhan Aruliah I was listening to a very eloquent speaker on YouTube. He commented, as our public speakers often do, that we in Sri Lanka are a blessed nation. Blessed with ab... Read More


Fitch Upgrades Bank of Ceylon's IDRs and VR to 'CCC+' and 'ccc+'

Sri Lanka, Jan. 9 -- Fitch Ratings has upgraded Bank of Ceylon's (BOC) Long-Term Foreign- and Local-Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) to 'CCC+' from 'CCC-'. The ratings do not have an Outlook bec... Read More


"NSBM Edu Fair" this weekend at Havelock City Mall and KCC

Sri Lanka, Jan. 8 -- Following the success of last weekend's NSBM Open Day for the January 2025 Intake, NSBM Green University is bringing higher education opportunities closer to you with the "NSBM Ed... Read More


IRD Publishes Procedure for Withholding Tax on Nonresident Payments in Gazette

Sri Lanka, Jan. 8 -- The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) announced that a notification specifying the procedure for withholding tax on any payment to a nonresident person, under Section 86 (7) of the ... Read More