Industry experts at the Lanka Property Show 2025 have expressed confidence in Sri Lanka’s real estate sector, highlighting its potential for growth despite recent economic challenges. While high interest rates, currency depreciation and fluctuating taxes have previously affected the...
Sri Lanka could lose up to US$1.23 billion if it loses its Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP+) and (GSP+) trade benefits with the European Union (EU), a new study by the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) has revealed.
Without preferential...
Sri Lanka has fallen to 133rd place in the 2025 World Happiness Report, dropping five positions from its 128th ranking in 2024. The report ranks 147 countries worldwide, evaluating global well-being and providing insights on how to improve it.
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The Election Commission has announced that Sri Lanka’s Local Government (LG) Elections will be held on 6 May.
The acceptance of nominations concluded today (20) at 12:00 noon, with no further submissions accepted. The nomination process, which began on 17...
The Colombo High Court has rejected a request by attorneys representing former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella to lift the freeze on his bank account in the parliamentary branch. The account was frozen as part of an ongoing investigation by the...
Former MP Hirunika Premachandra has written on Facebook that she and her husband Hiran have decided to separate from their marriage with mutual respect and understanding.
She wrote:
“After much thought and consideration, Hiran and I have decided to separate from...
With the country rapidly digitizing, all corruption related to financial management can be eliminated through digital procedures, said Computer Society of Sri Lanka (CSSL) Vice President Indika de Zoysa.
He told the media that many public and private institutions have...
The Malaysian cabinet has approved a fresh search for the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, more than a decade after the aircraft vanished.
The search will cover a 15,000 sq km area in the southern Indian Ocean, under a...
Opposition MP Ravi Karunanayake raised concerns in Parliament on Tuesday (18) about the potential impact of US President Donald Trump’s trade policies on Sri Lanka’s key export sectors, such as textiles, apparel, rubber, coconut, and plastics. With the US...
By Shamindra Ferdinando
The Mahajana Eksath Peramuna (MEP) that contested the last general election under the ‘Swan’ symbol of the New Democratic Front (NDF), together with friendly allies, has fielded independent groups in Colombo and several other areas at the...