Business
Sri Lanka borrows $100 mn from IDA for Integrated Rurban Development Project
The Government of Sri Lanka has arranged to borrow USD 100 million from the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank Group...
Live gaming centres face Rs. 6.46 Mn in outstanding taxes
The Department of Inland Revenue has stated that seven owners operating live broadcast gaming centres collected annual fees totalling Rs. 340,750,000 for the...
Sri Lanka launches Banana Tissue Culture Laboratory to boost fruit value chain development
The North Central Provincial Department of Agriculture inaugurated a state-of-the-art Banana Tissue Culture Planting Material Production Laboratory at the In-Service Training Institute in...
Sri Lanka–Japan Business Council holds 46th AGM, highlights investment revival
The Sri Lanka – Japan Business Council (SLJBC) of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce recently held its 46th AGM, with the Ambassador of...
Customs detains another 1,000 Chinese BYD EVs
Sri Lanka Customs has detained an additional 1,000 electric vehicles imported from Chinese manufacturer BYD, citing concerns over declared motor capacity, which is...
Acquiring of Colombo Dockyard by Indian shipbuilding firm delayed
Colombo Dockyard, which is to be acquired by India’s Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited through an injection of capital, said the Rs 12.9 billion...
Potato and onion import taxes soar
The Ministry of Finance has announced a significant hike in the Special Commodity Levy on imported potatoes and big onions, effective from 26...
Pay fair taxes for facilities provided, President tells exporters
A pre-budget discussion for the year 2026 was held yesterday (26) at the Presidential Secretariat under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake...
