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Healthcare & Consumer propel Sunshine Holdings’ FY21 performance amidst pandemic

Diversified Sri Lankan conglomerate Sunshine Holdings (CSE: SUN) recorded resilient revenue and profit growth in a pandemic-affected macroeconomic …

State Ministry of Regional Cooperation launches Creative Economy Programme

The State Ministry of Regional Co-operation has launched a “Creative Economy Programme” with the view towards contributing to the country’s …

MV X-Press Pearl: Port City Colombo donates Rs. 2 mn worth PPE to support cleanup

Port City Colombo donated over Rs. 2 million worth Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) …

President decides not to relax travel restrictions until June 07th

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has decided not to relax travel restrictions until June 07. The decision was taken by the President at a meeting with …

Export Development Board Supports Farmers & Processors to obtain SL Organic Certification

The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) is implementing an assistance scheme to enable farmers and processors in Sri Lanka to obtain organic …

USD 200Mn Financial Assistance from ADB for Second I-road Program

Bridging the urban and rural gap by providing services and infrastructure facilities equally across all segments of the country is one of the key …

MV X-Press Pearl: Draught remains steady & no trim observes; SLPA clarifies its position

Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka says that relentless efforts by the teams from India and Sri Lanka are matched by incremental results as the …

Provision of essential Medical Equipment for COVID-19 centres in Sri Lanka

The Ministry of Health, (MOH) organized a ceremony with UNOPS to handover the first batch of 40 essential High-flow Oxygen machines and …

Sanjay Rajaratnam sworn in as new Attorney General

President's Counsel Sanjay Rajaratnam was sworn in as the new Attorney General before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat, …

Number of measures to minimize damage to marine ecosystem from MV X- Press Pearl Vessel

The Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA), security forces and other responsible government entities have launched a comprehensive operation …

Second stock of Sinopharm added to vaccination drive from today

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed that the second stock of 500,000 Sinopharm vaccine doses received as a gift from the Chinese Government, …

Serious concerns linger about new Colombo Port City Law: Transparency International

On the 20th of May 2021, the Parliament of Sri Lanka passed the Colombo Port City Economic Bill into law. Two days prior to the vote on the Bill, the …

Central Bank extends concessions for COVID-19 affected businesses & individuals

With a view to meeting the challenges faced by businesses and individuals due to the third wave of COVID-19, Sri Lanka's Central Bank has requested …

JKH group revenue up by 17-pct excluding Leisure in Q4

• The Group witnessed a faster than anticipated recovery momentum with the performance of most businesses reaching pre COVID-19 levels with …

Aitken Spence non-tourism sectors record highest ever PBT of Rs. 5 bn in 2020-2021

During a turbulent financial year that was affected by the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, Aitken Spence Group’s non-tourism sectors delivered the …

Statement by Ajith Nivard Cabraal, State Minister of Money & Capital Markets

Since of late, there has been a massive mud-slinging effort against me and my family carried out in an organised manner by a group of persons. At …

State-of-the-art Petroleum Testing Laboratory at Hambantota International Port

The Hambantota International Port (HIP) will partner Intertek Lanka (Pvt) Ltd to establish a state-of-the-art petroleum testing laboratory which will …

Travel restrictions extended until June 7; temporary relaxations on May 25, 31 & June 4

The government has decided to extend the travel restrictions until the 07th of June to contain the current Covid situation. The decision was taken at …

Will Sri Lanka’s economy collapse due to lockdown?

By Charith Isuru The answer is a BIG NO..... What are possible scenarios that can cause a possible economic collapse in Sri Lanka during this …

PUCSL to issue NVQ3 Level certificates to 45,000 electricians in Sri Lanka within two years

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has launched a program to provide National Vocational Qualification (NVQ 3 Level) free of charge …