News Room : No new date yet for AL exam, postponement to have knock on effect – The Island
By Sanath Nanayakkare The Global CEO Forum Sri Lanka held at the Galadari Hotel on Thursday showed a clear shift of discussion topics by Sri...
News Room : INS ‘Nireekshak’ departs
The Indian Naval Ship (INS) Nireekshak which arrived in Trincomalee on 14th September 2023 on a formal visit, departed the island on 21st September....
News Room : President invites Iranian President to ceremonially open Uma Oya Hydropower Station
President Ranil Wickremesinghe invited President Ebrahim Raisi of the Islamic Republic of Iran to visit Sri Lanka and ceremonially open the Uma Oya Hydropower...
News Room : President highlights the need for a comprehensive plan to address financial difficulties faced by middle-income countries – The Island
President Ranil Wickremesinghe, speaking at the Climate Ambition Summit on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on Wednesday (20), affirmed Sri Lanka’s commitment...
News Room : Sri Lanka and World Bank discuss Economic Reforms and collaborations – The Island
The United States and Sri Lanka marked the fourteenth Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council Meeting in Colombo today (18), solidifying their commitment...
News Room : Showers above 50mm are likely at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa and Northern provinces and in Galle, Matara and Puttalam districts – The Island
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 16 September 2023 by the Department of Meteorology Several spells of showers will occur in Western, Sabaragamuwa and...
News Room : Economy shows signs of recovery; CBSL optimistic
The country’s economy has contracted at the rate of 3.1% in the second quarter of 2023, according to recent data by the Census and...
News Room : Girl, 5, killed after Italian military jet crash in Turin
An Italian military jet has crashed while taking part in an acrobatic exercise in Turin killing a five-year-old girl in a car on the...
News Room : Antarctic sea-ice at ‘mind-blowing’ low alarms experts – The Island
By Shihar Aneez ECONOMYNEXT –The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) informed the members of the EPF, the country’s largest pension scheme, that it has...
News Room : Poland: Government under pressure over escalating cash for visas scandal
The speaker of Poland’s upper house of parliament has called on the government to reveal what it knew about an escalating cash for visas...