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Sri Lanka

Rise in motorcycle and three-wheeler thefts 

Police have reported a notable increase in motorcycle and three-wheeler robberies in Colombo city and across the Western Province, raising security concerns in...

Business

Sri Lanka’s private sector borrowings hit record Rs. 236 billion in September

Private sector borrowings in Sri Lanka surged to a record Rs. 236.3 billion in September, pushing the total outstanding private sector debt to...

Sri Lanka

Ruling party MP expresses reservations over Government performance

National People’s Power (NPP) MP Jagath Manuwarana told Parliament today (10) that the government’s performance has not fully met expectations. “We have not...

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s official reserve assets record slight decline in October

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) reported that the country’s official reserve assets stood at USD 6,216 million at the end of...

Sri Lanka

Ex-Maga Neguma workers protest opposite presidential secretariat over job loss

A group of former employees of the now-defunct Maga Neguma institution staged a protest today (10) in front of the Presidential Secretariat, demanding...

Sri Lanka

Pollution alert: Air quality in Sri Lanka deteriorates to unhealthy levels

Air quality in several parts of Sri Lanka has fallen to unhealthy levels, real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) data shows.  Several areas, including...

Politics

Harin assumes duties as UNP Deputy Secretary General of Political Mobilisation

Former Member of Parliament Harin Fernando has officially assumed duties as the United National Party’s (UNP) Deputy Secretary General of Political Mobilisation today,...

Sri Lanka

Budget promises ‘not translating into action,’ says NDF MP

New Democratic Front (NDF) MP for the Kandy District, Anuradha Jayaratne, has criticised the government for gross underutilisation of funds allocated in the...