ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka has raised the price of domestic liquefied gas by 17 percent to 1,676 rupees for a 12.5 kilogram cylinder, as costs rose petroleum prices rising and a sharp depreciation of the currency over the last two years. State-run Litro Gas said Sri Lanka’s Consumer Affairs Authority had …
Last month, when violent mobs attacked members of a Muslim minority group in Sri Lanka, the government responded by shutting down access to social messaging networks. At least one person was killed. The government’s contention at the time is a fairly familiar criticism at this point — through …
Drew Zimmerman – dzimmerman@shawmedia.com Kenya Calin (left), a sixth-grader at Clinton Rosette Middle School, throws a ball to Sahan Nonis, an athlete and coach from Sri Lanka. Nonis was one of the 25 students visiting NIU this week through an interna…
(Repeats earlier story, no change in text). COLOMBO, April 27 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee hit a record closing low on Friday, weakening for five out of six sessions, as dollar demand from importers and banks surpassed selling of the greenback by e…
Apr 27, Lysekil, Sweden: Seabased, a Swedish wave energy company, announced that it is partnering with Infocom Connect to provide renewable energy for commercial projects in Sri Lanka. The first project, a 1-to-5 MW installment, will power a fish farm….
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Acting Sports Minister Faizer Mustapha today said he has decided to name the current Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Executive Committee as the interim committee of the SLC to continue the administrative activities of the board. He said the decision was taken …
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan shares ended slightly firmer on Friday with block deals in blue chips pushing up the day’s turnover to a more than three-week high, although political uncertainty dampened investor appetite for risk assets, stockbrokers said. The market has been waiting for signs of political …
(Repeats earlier story, no change in text). COLOMBO, April 27 (Reuters) – Sri Lankan shares ended slightly firmer on Friday with block deals in blue chips pushing up the day’s turnover to a more than three-week high, although political uncertainty dampened investor appetite for risk assets, stockbrokers …
Apr 27, Colombo: the Attorney General’s Department has advised the Ministry of Sports to hold the elections for Sri Lanka’s Cricket board under a new Election Committee appointed at a general meeting according to the Sports Act. Attorney General’s Department has conveyed this advice today after the …