Chinese involvement in Sri Lanka s gemstone industry is causing significant revenue losses to the island nation s crisis-ridden economy and impacting local businesses, according to an article in The Financial Post. MORE..
15 Aug 2025 (8:23 PM)
Several spells of showers will occur in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in the Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts today (16), the Department of Meteorology said. MORE..
16 Aug 2025 (7:59 AM)
Singapore s X-Press Feeders has hit back at the Sri Lankan Supreme Court s order to pay $1bn within a year over the 2021 X-Press Pearl casualty, warning the decision tramples on due process, scapegoats its crew, and poses a dangerous precedent for global shipping. MORE..
15 Aug 2025 (6:26 PM)
The All Share Price Index (ASPI) of the Colombo Stock Exchange closed above 20,000 points for the first time today, marking a significant milestone in the capital market s history. MORE..
15 Aug 2025 (4:57 PM)
A person was killed and at least 22 others were injured when a private bus collided head-on with a Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) bus in Weliyaya, Monaragala, this morning (16). MORE..
16 Aug 2025 (9:18 AM)
The newly appointed Inspector General of Police (IGP), Attorney-at-Law Priyantha Weerasooriya, met President Anura Kumara Dissanayake this afternoon (15) at the Presidential Secretariat. MORE..
15 Aug 2025 (11:29 PM)