Sri Lanka vehicle registrations rebound in March 2019
Apr. 29, 2019 (LBO) - Vehicle registrations rebounded on most categories in March recording a total of 35,150 units up from 29,837 units the …
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Dialog will double every donation up to Rs.100Mn to help victims of 21st Apr tragedy
Apr 29, 2019 (LBO) - ‘Dialog Foundation’, a charitable trust under the aegis of Dialog Axiata PLC, invites all Sri Lankans to help victims of the …
Opinion: One week after Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday terror
April 28, 2019 (LBO) - A nation is in mourning. One week ago today, on Easter Sunday April 21, 2019, Sri Lanka was hit by one of the most sinister …
Sri Lanka tourism may be able to weather the Easter Sunday shock
April 27, 2019 (LBO) - The Sri Lankan economy and its tourism sector may be able to withstand the shock from the Easter Sunday terror attacks …
CSE sees Rs1.5bn net foreign inflow following 4% drop after terror attacks
April 26, 2019 (LBO) - The stock market in Sri Lanka has remained steady following an initial 4% drop in the broader indices after the Easter Sunday …
Millennium Challenge Corporation approves biggest grant ever received by Sri Lanka
Apr 26, 2019 (LBO) – The Millennium Challenge Corporation of the US Government has approved a grant of 480 million US dollars to Sri Lanka at its …
Sri Lanka suspends visa on arrival programme after Easter Sunday tragedy
Apr 26, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has postponed the launch of its program on visa regime facilitation with 39 countries in the wake of the deadly …
Our security forces have the capacity to go after them and take them out – Navin
April 26, 2019 (LBO) - Front line UNP political leader Minister Navin Dissanayake, in an interview with anchor Sri Jegarajah of global business …
Central Bank presents annual report to Finance Minister; 2018 growth 3.2-pct
Apr 25, 2019 (LBO) – The sixty-ninth Annual Report of the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka was presented to Mangala Samaraweera, …
Treasury has paid last year dues of Rs.84 bn for various projects
Apr 25, 2019 (LBO) – The Treasury has paid off Rs.84,461 million which were due by December 31, 2018, for various programmes and projects …
Even in our pain we must be the first to stand against anti-Muslim hate: SL Christians
Apr 25, 2019 (LBO) – Over 500 Sri Lankan Catholics and Christians responding to the Easter Sunday Attacks urged everyone to stand with Muslim …
UN Secretary-General signs book of condolence on Easter Sunday tragedy
UN Secretary-General Mr. Antonio Guterres visited the Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations on 23 April 2019 to sign the Condolence …
Fitch says borrowing risks raised due to attacks
Apr 25, 2019 (LBO) - Fitch Ratings issuing a statement said that the aftermath of the Easter Sunday attacks will undermine tourism earnings and …
SL Fin Min says economy resilient will withstand negative impacts from terror attacks
Apr 25, 2019 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Finance Minister says that the islands strong economic fundamentals will be able to support resilience to withstand …
State Minister of Defence explores global links to Easter Sunday terror attacks
April 24, 2019 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's State Minister of Defence Ruwan Wijewardene has elaborated on several of the global aspects of Sri Lanka's deadly …
Foreigners surprisingly buy shares of JKH after Sri Lanka’s Easter terror
April 24, 2019 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's stocks seemed to find their footing by the close of today's trading with the major indices finishing slightly up …
We are ready to welcome visitors from tomorrow: The Kingsbury Colombo
Apr 24, 2019 (LBO) – The Kingsbury Colombo said that they are ready to welcome visitors to the hotel from tomorrow and that the security in the …
UN Peacebuilding Commission calls international community to support Sri Lanka
Apr 24, 2019 (LBO) – United Nations Peacebuilding Commission calls to the international community for urgent and collective support and reaffirms …
Sri Lanka stocks stabilising as PM says some terror suspects still ‘on the run’
April 24, 2019 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's stocks opened flat on the second day of trading after the country's devastating Easter Sunday terror attacks. …
“Dialogue with Public Listed Companies” postponed: SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC), has postponed the “Dialogue with Public Listed Companies” scheduled for Thursday 25th …
Sri Lanka Tourism reassures world that the country is open for business
Apr 23, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Tourism on Tuesday reassured the world that the country is open for business and all possible measures have been …
Opinion: Sri Lanka’s Easter attacks among the worst modern acts of global terror
April 23, 2019 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has been a nation that has endured many a crisis. Death toll's in Sri Lanka's civil war, or devastating Tsunami have …
Sri Lanka stock market operations to resume from Tuesday
Apr 22, 2019 (LBO) – Colombo Stock Exchange in consultation with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka announced that the trading …
Sri Lanka Easter bombings: Official statement by Shangri La Group
Official Statement by the Shangri La Group At approximately 09:05am local time, an explosion took place in Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo’s Table One …