News from 2021

The Government of Sri Lanka should expedite negotiations with India and get assistance to purchase fuel and essential items, Forme…

The Sri Lanka Station Masters' Union (SLSMU) today said the train services will operate as usual from today, SLSMU President Sumed…

Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to reimburse USD 85 million spent for the purchase of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines, State M…

The official reserve position of Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has today reached approximately USD 3.1 billion, CBSL Governor A…

Fifty percent of the public do not come forward to get their booster doses assuming there is no risk of COVID presently in the cou…

Extension comes despite CB’s assurance in six-month road map to unwind debt freeze Tourism sector stakeholders have time till J…

The Chinese government donated Rs.19.6 million to Samagi Jana Balawegaya’s (SJB) medical equipment donation programme ‘Husmakâ…

A discussion between the Sri Lanka Railway Station Masters’ Union and State Minister of Transport, Dilum Amunugama is scheduled …

The Central Bank Governor has ordered all licensed banks in the country to sell 25% of converted US dollars to the CBSL on a weekl…

The Rs. 500 million worth Initial Public Offering of Kapruka Holdings Ltd. has been snapped up even before its official opening wh…

Health guidelines are being grossly violated during the last few days before Christmas and the New Year with some shopping malls i…

Fresh instructions appear to carry broad based effect, going beyond remittances CBSL earlier asked banks to give Rs.10 extra for …

Power cuts could be experienced in several areas of the country today as the electricity generation capacity of the Norochcholai p…

Public Security Minister Sarath Weerasekera has instructed IGP Chandana Wickramaratne to take steps to strengthen the security of …

With the trade union action by the Government Medical Officers Association entering the third day, patient care services have been…

Three more new cases of Omicron COVID variant were reported today in Sri Lanka, COVID-19 Coordinator, Director of Technical Servic…

Presently there is a milk powder shortage prevails in the country due to the inability to open Letters of Credit (LCs) through ban…

Police today urged the general public including shop owners to be vigilant over the circulation of counterfeit notes during transa…

The fares for the first and second kilometers in a three-wheeler has been increased by Rs. 80 and Rs. 45 from today, the All-Islan…

The Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Kapruka, Sri Lanka’s Pioneering ecommerce platform with a global presence, will officially …

The final report of the committee appointed to look into the recent incidents of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinder fires and …

President of the All-Island Economic Centre Collective Aruna Shantha Hettiarachchi said that it was not possible to meet the incre…

The government should stop making false allegations against rating agencies and should seek assistance from international financia…

The Lanka Private Bus Owners' Association (LPBOA) said if the government does not consider allowing concessions, bus fare need to …

Prices of fuel have been increased with effect from midnight on Monday (20), the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation announced. According…