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The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) may raise interest rates by at least 50 to 100 basis points next week, equivalent to an increase of 0.5% to 1%, Samagi Jana Balawegaya Member of Parliament Harsha de Silva told Parliament today (21). MORE..

21 May 2026 (9:31 PM)

Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning Dr. Anil Jayantha today told Parliament that reports claiming 4,000 Letters of Credit (LCs) were opened on May 15, a day before the government imposed a new 50% surcharge on customs import duties for imported vehicles, are completely false. MORE..

22 May 2026 (12:10 AM)

The overall inflation rate in Sri Lanka, as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) on a year-on-year (YoY) basis, increased to 4.7% in April 2026 from 2.4% recorded in March 2026, according to the Department of Census and Statistics. MORE..

21 May 2026 (5:18 PM)

Iran s Supreme Leader has issued a directive that the country s near-weapons-grade uranium should not be sent abroad, two senior Iranian sources said, hardening Tehran s stance on one of the main U.S. demands at peace talks. MORE..

21 May 2026 (6:19 PM)

The Government of Sri Lanka has expressed deep concern over footage posted by Israeli Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, which appears to depict the dehumanizing treatment of detainees linked to the �Global Sumud Flotilla.� MORE..

21 May 2026 (3:50 PM)

A record number of 274 climbers scaled Mount Everest on Wednesday, a hiking official said, the highest number ever to reach the world s tallest peak on the same day from the Nepali side. MORE..

21 May 2026 (9:20 PM)