As the UK scraps off its Amber list, it will take, Sri Lanka alongside seven other countries, off the red list from Wednesday (22 September).

Sri Lanka Tourism has geared up to unveil the second edition of ‘Couch Safari’ by live-streaming the Wilpattu National Park for the global audience.

The government yesterday sounded upbeat on the possibility of Sri Lanka achieving an economic growth of 5 percent in 2021.

Sri Lanka’s economy grew robust 12.3 percent in the second quarter of 2021 despite the COVID-19 virus-induced restrictions on economic activities since late April as a result of an extremely low base in the corresponding period of the previous year

Former MP, Ajith Nivard Cabraal who assumed duties as the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) today said that the first priority of the monetary watchdog under his leadership will be to shed light on the macroeconomic stance of the econo

Climate change, which has become a powerful driver of migration, is likely to push around 260 million people across six world regions to move within their countries by 2050, the World Bank (WB) said.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed Ajith Nivard Cabraal, who resigned from Parliament today, to the post of Governor of the Central Bank with effect from September 15, 2021.

Issues in internet connectivity led the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) to halt market operations today.

Prof. W.A. Lakshman this afternoon announced his resignation from the post of Central Bank Governor with effect from September 14.

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) announced today its decision to impose a 100 percent cash margin deposit requirement against the importation of selected goods of non-essential/non-urgent nature made under Letters of Credit and Documents against

The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) this week put forward a series of requests to the Ministry of Health (MoH) to relax the health guidelines imposed to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus, an effort to make the island nation mor

Emirates, the largest airline of the UAE, announced today it will offer special fares for Sri Lankans who are looking to resume international travel.

There is no way that anyone can say that there has been any change in the lifestyle of people in their normal day-to-day activities, said State Minister of Finance, Capital Markets and State Enterprise Reforms Ajith Nivard Cabraal recently referring

Legendary Singaporean investor and the Chairman of Overseas Realty Ceylon PLC S.P. Tao has passed away at the age of 105 in Nanjing, China.

The government today said the country is not facing any food shortages at present and the reduced access to essential commodities are due to traders hoarding stocks.

Responding to recent media reports regarding two former Joint Chief Operating Officers Reyhan Morris and Sandun Hettige of Asia Capital PLC, a top official of the company said there was no internal investigation carried out on the conduct or actions

Maruti Suzuki, India’s biggest car maker announced this week that its vehicle production will contract by 60 percent this month as the company faces challenges in sourcing chips due to a global shortage of semiconductors.

Sri Lanka has received Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) to the equivalent of US $ 787 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under the multilateral lender’s latest US $ 650 billion SDR allocation, the Central Bank said.

The global live streaming of the Kandy Esala Perahera that was facilitated by Sri Lanka Tourism this year reached nearly 16,000 viewers across the globe making the online promotion effort during the pandemic a success, the Sri Lanka Tourism Developme

National telecommunications services provider, SLT-Mobitel has set the record straight on recent media reports claiming that the company managed the Lanka Government Cloud and provided services to the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA).

For the first time in market history, the All Share Price Index (ASPI) of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) crossed the 9000 point mark in early trade today.

The All Share Price Index (ASPI) of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) reached an all-time high today, hitting 8,920.71 points.

Tea production in July witnessed a marginal dip of 0.31 MnKgs when compared with the corresponding period the previous year. However, the July production of 26.16 MnKg is higher than the 25.93 MnKg recorded in June 2021.

Sri Lanka’s continuing to remain on the red list of the United Kingdom (UK) will result in a revenue bleed since for every single day it stays on the disruptive and damaging travel list, the island nation would lose over Rs. 260 million, the World

The flag carrier of the UAE, Emirates Airlines announced it will resume daily services between Colombo – Male starting 1 September.

As a surge in online transaction volume is expected with the rise in Covid-19 cases and casualties in the country, Minister Development Co-ordination and Monitoring, and State Minister Digital Technology and Enterprise Development Namal Rajapaksa ass

Lanka Sathosa and cooperatives will remain open throughout the country although the government is tightening travel measures to tackle the spread of Covid-19 in the country, Trade Minister Bandula Gunawardena said.

Sri Lanka entered into an agreement today with China Development Bank for an Rs. 61 billion term facility

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) announced today the closure of the Public Relations Counters of Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) Department until further notice as several staff members have tested positive for Covid-19.

Taxi hailing app Uber announced today it will provide 50,000 free rides for citizens travelling to vaccination centers across Colombo, Gampaha and Kalutara districts.