ECONOMYNEXT – Debt issues of up to 20 billion rupees of two state-controlled listed companies, Sri Lanka Telecom and People’s Leasing and Finance, and private bank Nations Trust will open on 11 April two days prior to the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, the Colombo Stock Exchange said. The stock …
Met Department predicts showers or thundershowers in most parts of the island as low-level atmospheric disturbance is now located to the South of Sri Lanka. Showers or thundershowers will occur in the Southern, Eastern and Uva provinces in the morning …
Sri Lanka is very young. Almost a quarter of the population is between ages 15-29 and nearly half the population is under 30. In the short post-independence history of this country there have been three youth-led insurgencies –in the south as well as i…
Of the 700 project proposals, 50 SDG-centered proposals were selected representing the 25 Districts of Sri Lanka. These schools will now be linked with relevant experts and institutions, enhancing the students’ capacity to mobilize the communities around to help Sri Lanka achieve the SDGs.
Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena said he would continue to work to strengthen the government with the support of all the parliamentarian extending cooperation to the government for the benefit of the country and the people. He said that he extends an invitation to all the 225 MPs to join the …
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The following is a list of Portuguese captain-general of Portuguese Ceylon. The Portuguese arrived in the Kingdom of Kotte in 1505. By 1594 they had appointed a captain-general to control the Portuguese occupied territory called Portuguese Ceylon on th…
Arguably, no Sri Lankan politician has had to face so many challenges to his leadership, both of his party and the country – and surmounted them to be where he is today as this Premier has. The no-confidence motion spearheaded by a section of the Joint…
After many twists and turns, Sri Lanka’s national carrier appears ready for take-off, at least in three years’ time. Faced with losses of US$100 million this year, $160 million in 2019 and a total debt of $700 million, the new board of directors is preparing – so they say – to cut at least 2000 jobs out of the …
Mr Dissanayake said that the Singaporean firm had control over the system until 2020 and until then Sri Lankan experts could not get involved in the change of the system without the consent or the support of the Singapore firm.The move comes amidst complaints from the Department’s staff and union …