SriLankan Airlines yesterday announced that fully vaccinated passengers can board any SriLankan Airlines’ flight that is departing to Sri Lanka without any form of pre-departure COVID-19 testing starting from 1st of March 2022.

Sri Lanka’s tourism sector is likely to witness an increase in the number of arrivals in the coming months as health authorities have taken steps to further ease the guidelines for entering the country.

Federal Reserve officials have begun taking stock of how the unfolding conflict in Ukraine might influence the economy and their planned shift to tighter monetary policy, with investors and some officials suggesting it could slow but likely not stop

A writ petition filed by 20 major plantation companies challenging the decision of the Wages Board to increase the daily wage of plantation workers to Rs. 1,000 has been fixed for further argument by the Court of Appeal.

Shortage of diesel in the country has added to the distresses of manufacturers given that they are no longer able to plan their way forward with frequent hurdles faced, latest being the daily power cuts.

Sunil Dissanayake has been appointed as a Board Member to the Northern Province Tourism Bureau by the Governor of the Northern Province, effective 15th February.

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) recently launched the 7th edition of its flagship annual Outlook Report for 2022 at the Economic Outlook 2022 webinar.

The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka recently unveiled its Corporate Strategy for the period 2022 - 2026. This took place during a full day workshop on the organization’s Strategic Framework under the guidance of Chairman Raja Edirisuriya, Director

Sri Lanka’s most user-friendly payment app, HNB SOLO flavoured the recently held ‘Fusion Galle Street Food Festival’ by sponsoring the event, continuing its efforts to engage the youth to increase the adoption of cashless payments across Sri La

Samsung Electronics extended its commitment to delivering the most up-to-date and more secure mobile experience possible for users by offering up to four generations of One UI and Android OS upgrades on select Galaxy devices.

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon was crowned the overall winner for its Annual Report 2020 which was also adjudged the Best in the Banking sector at the Sri Lanka Sustainability Reporting Awards presented by the Association of Chartered Certified Accoun

The private sector was called on by the government and state authorities to play a more participative and active role in uplifting the local tourism landscape, so that destination Sri Lanka will be able to secure a larger share of the global tourism

Qatar Airways increased the number of flights to Sri Lanka by introducing its fifth daily flight from Doha to Colombo on Thursday (24).

Planemakers Boeing Co (BA.N) and Airbus SE (AIR.PA) have met executives from India’s Tata Group in recent weeks to discuss plane orders for Air India, two people familiar with the matter said.

The growing conflict between Russia and Ukraine have resulted in global wheat prices to spiral upwards and its impacts are expected to spill over to nations across the word.

Sri Lankan sapphires will come under fresh spotlight at Dubai Expo 2020.

The tension in the region as well as sanctions on Russia could hurt trade flows. U.S.-based Mosaic Co., a major fertiliser producer, warned of potash shortages in a call with analysts Wednesday.

Sri Lanka will receive a fresh boost from neighbouring giant India come April, as a mega delegation is slated to visit the island nation. The delegation will explore avenues to support the local tourism sector.

During the month of January 2022, Sri Lanka’s exports to the free trade agreement (FTA) partners accounted for 7.2 percent of total merchandise exports and such exports increased by 28 percent to US $ 80.31 million.

Sri Lanka’s export sector good fortunes appear to be continuing in the new year as well, as January 2022 export earnings crossed the US $ 1 billion mark, recording a 5.7 percent increase to US $ 1,062.63 million compared to January 2020.

Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal yesterday refuted the foreign media reports that Sri Lanka had discussed debt restructuring options with foreign restructuring bankers.

Household Economy, Microfinance, Employment and Business Development State Minister Shehan Semasinghe, who was responding to a question raised by Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa yesterday, confirmed that discussions are currently ongoing with I

The Ceylon Tea production in January totalled 22.82 MnKgs, a marginal dip of 0.36 MnKgs when compared with the quantities recorded in the corresponding month of the previous year.

The Ceylon Tea exports contracted in the month of January, with the total quantities reaching international markets amounting to 19.38 MnKgs.

Sri Lankan shares ended 5 percent lower on Thursday as the country struggles with its worst economic crisis in years, while global stock markets slumped after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Maliban, one of Sri Lanka’s largest manufacturers, distributors and marketers of confectionery items, sealed an agreement with the government this week to commence manufacturing of pharmaceuticals.

Oil prices jumped yesterday, with Brent rising above US $ 105 a barrel for the first time since 2014, after Russia’s attack on Ukraine exacerbated concerns about disruptions to global energy supply.

Seylan Bank PLC reported some robust performance for the three months ended on December 31, 2021 (2Q22), with almost all key indicators having improved amid satisfactory growth in loans and capital heft, which is going to get a further boost in the m

SriLankan Airlines has adorned one of its aircraft with customised livery to reaffirm its status as the official airline of the much-awaited ‘Raid Amazones 2022’.

The Colombo bourse yesterday plunged nearly 7 percent, with investors probably getting a grasp of the serious economic crisis unfolding amid over four-hour-long power outages, due to lack of diesel to generate electricity.