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 Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu has assured to support Sri Lanka during this difficult period.  He is currently on an official visit to Sri Lanka, and met with President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday...

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe revealed that in 2020/2021 a total of Rs. 2.3 Trillion was printed paving the way for inflation to rise to 70% – 75%, while further increasing food inflation. In a special televised statement on tax...

Most Venerable (Dr) Pallegama Siriniwasa Thero, Custodian & Chief Priest of the Maha Bodhi & Atamasthanadhipathi of Anuradhapura passed away on Tuesday (18). President Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed North Central Province Governor Maheepala Herath &  Buddhasasana, Religious & Cultural Affairs...

The World Bank, in its Sri Lanka Development Update (SLDU), emphasizes that the first step the country should is to determine the current needs of the population in a transparent and unbiased manner.  The document, which reports on key developments...

Elevating its service offering in Sri Lanka, the country’s largest and fastest-growing primary care chain, Medihelp Hospitals, recently entered into a partnership with Dr. Sarath Paranavitane, Chairman of Central Medical Center, Nugegoda. The new partnership brings a diverse portfolio of...

HNB Finance PLC (HNBF) recently announced the appointment of Murali Srinivas Polamarasetty to the company's Board of Directors as an independent, non-executive director effective from September 15, 2022. Murali has held management positions in the corporate sector for over 15...

A monkey paying its last respect to the master, reported from Batticaloa.The monkey had stayed near the dead body without any food, and it was reported the animal had gone to the cemetery following the corpse.

Rated Sri Lankan corporates in consumer-goods retail, power generation and homebuilding will be among the most affected if the economic crisis deepens or is sustained for a prolonged period, says Fitch Ratings. Significant cost inflation affecting demand and profitability, import...

One person was killed and two others, including a child, were injured in a shooting that took place at around 11.30 am today (19) in Yakkalamulla area. It is reported that a 3-year-old child has been injured. The police say...

The former president who has been named as the respondent in the petition filed requesting the annulment of the appeal court decision that ex-President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa cannot be summoned to testify in the trial before the Jaffna Magistrate's Court regarding...