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2025 to break remittance records for Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, Nov. 16 -- Sri Lanka will see 2025 as the year with the highest foreign exchange earned through foreign remittances since the inception of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE)... Read More


SJB shrugs off estate workers' protests against party

Sri Lanka, Nov. 16 -- Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) General Secretary Ranjith Madduma Bandara yesterday dismissed protests by estate workers against the party, saying the party remains unfazed. The dem... Read More


No legal impediment to estate workers' allowance - Foreign Minister

Sri Lanka, Nov. 16 -- Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath yesterday said that Opposition statements questioning the allocation of State funds for the attendance allowance of estate workers carry no legal ... Read More


130 MT 'donated' rice languishing in Port over NGO conduct

Sri Lanka, Nov. 16 -- Officials of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation have rejected claims by a local NGO that 130 metric tonnes of Indian rice donated for low-income familie... Read More


Govt to resolve stalled PC election process

Sri Lanka, Nov. 16 -- With mounting pressure from across the political spectrum over the prolonged delay in Provincial Council elections, the Government has decided to appoint a special Select Committ... Read More


The 'unknown poor' make clarion call for permanent houses

Sri Lanka, Nov. 16 -- l Appeal to authorities to end slavery and refugee status l Compelled to face unpredictable rent increases, unfair restrictions, and the constant threat of eviction A bottom-top... Read More


Budget 2026 development oriented

Sri Lanka, Nov. 16 -- Women's Chamber of Industry and Commerce (WCIC) officials said the 2026 Budget offers a positive signal for women-owned businesses especially through its SME focused and mention ... Read More


National Cyber Security confab on Nov 12

Sri Lanka, Nov. 9 -- The 16th National Cyber Security Conference of Sri Lanka will convene on Wednesday (12), at the Water's Edge hotel in Battaramulla. It will be on the theme "Building a Trusted an... Read More


Personal Data Protection Act amendments, a step forward - Digital Economy Advisor

Sri Lanka, Nov. 9 -- The Amendments to Sri Lanka's Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) mark a major step towards establishing a world-class, innovation-friendly regulatory environment for personal dat... Read More


UAE, Sri Lanka to bolster links

Sri Lanka, Nov. 9 -- Minister of State, Saeed Al Hajeri and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment, Arun Hemachandra co-chaired the second session of the Joint Committee between the... Read More