COLOMBO, April 3 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee closed weaker on Tuesday, snapping a five-session winning streak, as a bank bought dollars to facilitate equity market outflows, surpassing exporter dollar sales and inward remittances, dealers said. Th…
COLOMBO, April 3 (Reuters) – Sri Lankan share index ended firmer on Tuesday, edging up from its nine-week closing low hit last week, as investors picked up illiquid shares of Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka Plc, but political woes over a no-confidenc…
COLOMBO, April 2 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee closed higher on Monday as dollar selling by exporters and inward remittances surpassed importer demand for the U.S. currency, dealers said. The rupee, which traded at 155.60/75 per dollar earlier in th…
COLOMBO, April 2 (Reuters) – Sri Lankan share index ended weaker on Monday, hovering near its nine-week closing low hit last week, as political woes over a no-confidence motion against the prime minister weighed on sentiment, although foreign buying bo…
The wreck of the SS Sagaing, one of Sri Lanka’s famous naval ships, has been refloated after 75 years. The vessel sank in Trincomalee Harbor during World War II, and the successful salvage has been hailed as a landmark turning point for diving and salvage in the nation. The 138-meter long …
Apr 01, Colombo: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena emphasized that everyone should fulfill their respective duties collectively to build a better society and a country for the young generation. Addressing the closing ceremony of the ‘Jathika Yowun Puraya 2018’ held at the Livestock Development …
Apr 01, Colombo: The government of Sri Lanka is planning to establish a Light Rail Transit System (LRT) in capital Colombo that will be operational by 2025. The Government is taking measures to implement a project on Light Rail Transit System (LRT) to …
Inside Track: From Sri Lankan minister keen to visit Lingaraja temple in Odisha to Mamata Banerjee’s recent visit in national capital. Gamini Jayawickrama Perera, Minister of Buddha Sasana, Sri Lanka, who was in India last month, was keen to visit the famous Lingaraja temple in Odisha. By: Coomi …
After a workplace injury that cut off one of his fingertip, he left to Sri Lanka in 1991, since then he has not returned to Singapore. I’m looking for my father so that my mum and ‘I’ have some closure to some of the questions that has been pondering us. My mum is still not married or attached to anyone as …
Sri Lankan PM calls for unity in the name of humanity on Easter Fri, Mar 30, 2018, 08:32 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Mar 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in a message to mark the observance of Good Friday today and celebration of Easter on …