Julie Chung praises Starlink, Microsoft, and MIT for disaster relief efforts in Sri Lanka

2025-12-18   |   Business

Julie Chung, the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, praised American companies and institutions for their help in Sri Lanka's recovery after Cyclone Ditwah. ...

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Govt to present Rs. 500B supplementary sum to Parliament tomorrow

2025-12-17   |   Business

A supplementary budget of Rs. 500 billion will be presented to the Parliament of Sri Lanka tomorrow, December 18. This funding is intended to help res...

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Sri Lanka forecasts 5% growth in 2026, aided by post-cyclone reconstruction

2025-12-17   |   Business

Sri Lanka anticipates its economy will grow by over 5% in 2026, keeping pace with this year’s growth and surpassing IMF predictions. This growth is ...

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Individual arrested at BIA with foreign cigarettes worth over Rs. 2.85 mln

2025-12-16   |   Business

A man was arrested at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) while trying to bring in a large amount of foreign cigarettes worth about Rs. 2.85 mill...

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Paddy Marketing Board to release rice stocks through Sathosa and cooperative network

2025-12-16   |   Business

The Cabinet of Ministers in Sri Lanka has given the green light to process paddy stocks that were bought by the Paddy Marketing Board (PMB) and to sel...

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Technical Committee on Rules of Origin appointed to strengthen trade facilitation framework

2025-12-15   |   Business

Sri Lanka Customs has launched a new Technical Committee on Rules of Origin (TCRO) to update the country's trade rules and boost transparency in how R...

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Thailand and Cambodia agree to halt fighting, Trump says

2025-12-13   |   Business

US President Donald Trump announced that the prime ministers of Thailand and Cambodia will stop fighting "effective this evening." This statement came...

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Gold prices in Sri Lanka increase by around Rs. 3,000 today

2025-12-12   |   Business

Gold prices in Sri Lanka went up by about Rs. 3,000 today due to a big rise in global gold prices. As of today, October 12, the world price for gold h...

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ADB approves $200M to improve water, food security in North Central Sri Lanka

2025-12-12   |   Business

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has sanctioned a loan of $200 million to assist the Mahaweli Development Program, which is the largest water resource...

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LNP - Big Ticket Sri Lankan Winner in Riyadh: Banker Wins 250gm Gold Bar After Seven Years of Trying

2025-12-08   |   Business

The Big Ticket Sri Lankan Winner in Riyadh has become the talk of the town after a 63-year-old banker, Mohamed Nalim, struck gold in the popular Big T...

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