News Room : Queen Margrethe II: Danish monarch announces abdication live on TV
Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II has announced her surprise abdication in a new year TV address. She will formally step down on 14 January, which will...
News Room : Sri Lanka inflation climbs as new tax looms – The Island
by Amal Jayasinghe The controversial arrest of Sri Lanka’s senior most Kapuwa, or the intermediary between devotee and deity, has renewed a debate over who...
News Room : Central Bank’s Financial Stability Review 2023 reveals strained balance sheets, deterioration in credit quality, and sectoral risks – The Island
by Amal Jayasinghe The controversial arrest of Sri Lanka’s senior most Kapuwa, or the intermediary between devotee and deity, has renewed a debate over who...
News Room : Sri Lanka tourism lacks direct consumer marketing: Industry experts
By APSARA RODRIGO ECONOMYNEXT –The lack of consumer marketing was a hinderance for the development of tourism in Sri Lanka, hospitality experts said at a panel...
News Room : Only 0.4% of loans recovered using Parate laws – CBSL – The Island
By A.J.A. Abeynayake Four persons, including the Archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, filed separate petitions in the Supreme Court yesterday (29) against the appointment...
News Room : Way forward
Saturday 30th December, 2023 Sri Lankans are gripped by an anticipatory dread of another surge in the cost of living owing to the crippling effect...
News Room : Pathfinder Foundation to develop a blueprint to double Sri Lanka’s growth rate – The Island
The Pathfinder Foundation has formed a Study Group of Experts to develop a blueprint and framework aimed at doubling Sri Lanka’s economic growth rate through accelerated...
News Room : Donald Trump kicked off 2024 primary ballot in US state of Maine – The Island
On May 30, the United States accused China of intercepting one of its spy planes in an “unnecessarily aggressive manoeuvre” over the South China...
News Room : Health Ministry all out to eradicate it – The Island
Education of about 54.9 percent of Sri Lankan students has been affected by the economic crisis since March 2022, the latest Household Survey on...
News Room : Intense drug busts and sobering reality
Friday 29th December, 2023 The police are all out to eradicate the scourge of narcotics, and their efforts must not go unappreciated. But it needs...