COLOMBO, May 8 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee closed little changed on Tuesday with the central bank selling dollars at 157.65 to 157.45 per …
May 082018
May 082018
COLOMBO, May 8 (Reuters) – Sri Lankan shares fell on Tuesday to more than a three-week low, dragged down by shares of beverage companies …
May 082018
COLOMBO, May 8 (Xinhua) — Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Tuesday called for unity from all political parties so as to develop the island country after months of political instability. Delivering a speech on the government’s policy at the opening of the 8th session of Parliament, Sirisena also …
May 082018
Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena is not likely to retire from politics in 2020. Refuting the media reports, Sirisena said that he will not retire in 2020 as more work needs to be done in the country, as reported by the Columbo Page on Tuesday. …
May 072018
May 07, Colombo: Sri Lanka Export Development has organized a Sri Lanka Country Pavilion at the renowned IT Fair – Japan IT Week. Accordingly, 10 Sri Lankan ICT companies will be exhibiting their software products and services at Japan IT Week 2018. Th…
May 052018
“This syndicate has been operating since mid-2017 and has international connections across Sri Lanka, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and Malaysia,” Fuzi said. A total of 127 Sri Lankans will be charged for entering Malaysia illegally while nine Mala…
May 052018
Authorities in Sri Lanka have arrested 12 people who were trying to illegally enter the island nation from India on Saturday. The 12 people are Sri Lankan refugees who had fled the country in 2005 when the civil war therein was at its peak and taken re…
May 052018
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian police have intercepted a tanker with 131 Sri Lankans believed bound for Australia and New Zealand, smashing a large human smuggling ring that has been operating for over a year. Authorities halted the modified tanker…
May 032018
The 2018 Intake of Officers of the Sri Lanka Foreign Service (SLFS) assumed duties at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Colombo yesterday and were welcomed by Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry said. The SLFS batch of 2018, compris…
May 022018
Hoteliers have managed to maintain pricing power despite slowing demand for hotel rooms in Sri Lanka, according to an analysis from STR, but …