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Chasing the next $3Bn: What it will take for Sri Lanka's apparel sector to get there

Srilanka, Sept. 17 -- For thirty years, Sri Lanka's apparel industry has quietly powered the country's export economy accounting for roughly 40% of merchandise export revenue and employing 300,000 to ... Read More


"Pulle Madu" to medical school: record intake signals turning point for plantation sector welfare

Srilanka, Sept. 17 -- Many generations ago, an estate child's first years began in a cloth hammock strung up near the rows of tea bushes, so a mother could keep working within earshot of her infant. L... Read More


Beyond Sovereignty Rhetoric: Structural Barriers to Sri Lanka's Economic Independence

Srilanka, Sept. 16 -- Introduction President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's recent pronouncements on economic independence strike a vital chord for a post-default nation navigating international debt res... Read More


UNDP supports DNA Laboratory of Government Analyst Department in procuring critical equipment

Srilanka, Sept. 16 -- The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sri Lanka handed over 17 critical equipment to strengthen the DNA laboratory of the Government Analyst Department, including an... Read More


Sri Lanka records 4.2 percent GDP growth for 2Q 2026

Srilanka, Sept. 15 -- The GDP for the second quarter of 2026 at constant price (2015) has increased to Rs. 3,029,816 million from Rs. 2,908,570 million which was reported in the second quarter of 2025... Read More


MullenLowe Group Sri Lanka Becomes BBDO Sri Lanka

Srilanka, Sept. 14 -- MullenLowe Group Sri Lanka has transitioned to BBDO Sri Lanka following Omnicom's global integration, marking the next chapter for an agency built on strong creative thinking, st... Read More


Sri Lanka's Reserves: Build Them Wisely, Not at Any Cost

Srilanka, Sept. 14 -- The Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Dr Nandalal Weerasinghe, deserves credit for placing the question of foreign-reserve accumulation within its proper broader context... Read More


Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath to Undertake Official Visit to Thailand

Srilanka, Sept. 13 -- Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment & Tourism Vijitha Herath will undertake an official visit to Thailand from 14 to 16 September 2026, at the invitation of the Minis... Read More


Sri Lanka expects India's full support in fight against Indian Ocean drug trafficking

Srilanka, Sept. 11 -- Sri Lanka expects India's fullest support in combating drug trafficking in the Indian Ocean region, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said, as the Indian Ocean has increasingly ... Read More


Build buffers before the storm, Central Bank Governor tells reserve managers

Srilanka, Sept. 11 -- Sri Lanka's Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe used the inaugural Reserve Management Conference in Colombo on 10 September to deliver a pointed message to central ban... Read More