#Sri Lanka
Palm oil ban fuels economic and poverty concerns in Sri Lanka
The Sri Lankan government continues to give preferential treatment to coconut oil while discouraging oil palm cultivation which has increased foreign exchange losses...
Sri Lanka smallholder tea workers excluded from government wage hike
The Sri Lankan government’s recently proposed wage increase for plantation workers will not apply to smallholder tea estates, the Plantation Industries Ministry confirmed....
UNP chairman urges parties to unite for national interest
United National Party (UNP) Chairman Wajira Abeywardena urged Sri Lanka’s political parties to set aside partisan differences and work together in the interest...
CBSL keeps policy rate unchanged
The Monetary Policy Board has decided to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 7.75%, following its meeting held yesterday (24). The decision...
Prime Minister denies pledging 6% of GDP for education
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has denied claims that the government had promised to allocate 6 percent of the country’s GDP to the...
Pathum creates history for Sri Lanka in T20Is, smacks 98* to beat Zimbabwe
Pathum Nissanka delivered one of the standout innings of the tri-series as Sri Lanka swept past Zimbabwe in Rawalpindi to stay alive in...
T20 World Cup draw: Sri Lanka face toughest test
India and Sri Lanka, the joint hosts of next year’s Twenty20 World Cup, seem to have ended up with sharply different pathways to...
UDA launches inquiry into controversial Colombo high-rise development
The Urban Development Authority (UDA) has initiated a special investigation into a 40-storey luxury residential project in Colombo’s Polduwa Junction, following complaints from...
