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Sri Lanka’s apparel sector is currently witnessing a significant decline in orders, a pattern which the industry fears may continue indefinitely. The decline, which is attributed to a range of global factors, comes after impressive growth was seen in the...

Pradeep Amirthanayagam has been appointed as the Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the People’s Leasing and Finance from September 12, 2022.  He was appointed to the Board of People’s Leasing & Finance as an Independent Non-Executive Director on the July 15,...

President Ranil Wickramasinghe has arranged to give a discussion tomorrow afternoon to the 74 members whose houses were burnt down due to the riots in July. It is reported that this meeting is scheduled to be held tomorrow at 4...

Former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran, and nine other people who were accused in the 1st Bond Scam case of 2015 were released from the charges filed under the Public Property Act, by the Colombo Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar on...

The novel center boasts a world-class setup key to successful, safe transplants Sri Lanka’s most trusted private healthcare provider Hemas Hospitals, recently announced the introduction of a dedicated kidney transplant unit to its hospital in Wattala. This makes it the...

Yesterday, President Ranil Wickremesinghe had taken steps to appoint former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga as the senior adviser of the National Joint Mechanism on Food Security and Nutrition. It will be implemented under the leadership of President's Secretary Mr. Saman...

The Court of Appeal today ordered the acquittal of Saruwa Liyanage Sunil, the former Chairman of Akuressa Regional Council, who was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment with hard labour. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison by the Colombo...

The Forum of Women Parliamentarians has proposed to create a quota for the appointment of female parliamentarians to the positions of speaker or deputy speaker, and to include a new quota to include women in decision-making institutions, including the commissions...

Mihintala vihara Chief Varavahangunawawe Dhammarathana Thero said that steps have been taken to establish modern chambers in the ancient caves located in Mihintala temple. He said that all institutions have approved it.

Women leaders from four provinces in Sri Lanka have urged local government authorities to strengthen efforts to protect women, who have been affected by the country’s economic, political and COVID-19 crises this year. From March to September, UN Women hosted...