Credit ratings by reputed rating agencies have been made compulsory for all licensed finance companies by Sri Lanka’s banking regulator with the aim of ensuring financial stability and operational excellence while creating healthy competition, Central Bank (CB) sources divulged. The CB has directed …
The shortlist for the 2017 Gratiaen Prize was announced at the British Council on Monday, April 2. This year marks the silver jubilee of the prize, which has been awarded for 25 years without a break to the best submitted creative work in English, writ…
Some things never change; that’s Sri Lanka for you. Old wine in a new bottle with the United National Party and Maithripala promising change for the better after the disastrous showing at the local government elections and successfully fending off an effort to oust Ranil at this week’s no confidence motion …
The glitter and sparkle of entertainment filled the air at the Sheikh Rasheed Auditorium, Indian High School in Dubai, when a star-spangled show kept a ‘Full House’ enthralled during the fund raiser held under the auspices of ‘Sahana’ – the only Sri Lankan Welfare Association registered with the State of …
24 of 2017) is being the subject of public discussions and debates in Sri Lanka, I thought of undertaking the above as a timely issue. It is not my intention, however, to review the Act and the pros and cons of its proposals. Rather my focus is on the …
As Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) roll out plans to revive the defunct Sri Lanka Premier League under a new banner called Lanka Premier League (LPL) later this year, the Board has signed up cricket commentator Russel Arnold as tournament director. Arnold, a f…
Vinod Weerasinghe cruised to a 6 & 5 victory over Sathsara Dilshan to win the Rukmini Kodagoda Challenge Trophy and the Title of Sri Lanka Junior Boys Champion 2018. Vinod winner in 2016, Runner-up in 2017, clinched the Junior Champion Title for th…
Chameera is one of the two Sri Lankan cricketers picked by the IPL franchises for 2018 season. The other player is spinner Akila Dananjaya who this week joined the Mumbai Indians coached by former Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene. Meanwhile, batsma…
Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) has formally announced its decision not to take part in the upcoming Asia Division I Rugby Championship, scheduled to take place in Manila, the Philippines in June. Lately Sri Lanka has been focusing more seriously on the 7s forma…
Sinhala and Tamil New Year is a national festival which has been celebrated in Sri Lanka for many centuries and by all Sri Lankans around the globe. The Sri Lankan Community Social Club in Oman in collaboration with the Sri Lankan Embassy in Muscat hav…