The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has introduced maximum caps on loan-to-value (LTV) applicable for credit facilities secured by gold collateral. MORE..
25 May 2026 (9:41 AM)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly responded for the first time Sunday to reports of an emerging US-Iran agreement to end the war, stating that �Iran will never have a nuclear weapon.� MORE..
24 May 2026 (11:54 PM)
The Governing Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has tightened the maximum Loan-to-Value (LTV) ratios applicable to credit facilities granted for motor vehicles while also introducing a maximum LTV ratio for credit facilities secured by gold with effect from tomorrow (25). MORE..
24 May 2026 (11:07 PM)
President Donald Trump said the United States will not �rush into a deal� with Iran, adding that the American blockade of Iranian ports will remain in �full force and effect� until an agreement is reached. MORE..
24 May 2026 (9:56 PM)
Three foreign passengers have been arrested by airport customs officers, at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) earlier today (25) for allegedly attempting to illegally smuggle a stock of foreign-manufactured cigarettes worth more than Rs. 6 million into the country. MORE..
25 May 2026 (9:42 AM)
A suspect arrested in connection with the murder of a married couple in Dickoya, Hatton and the theft of 18 sovereign pounds of gold jewellery has been referred to the Judicial Medical Officer (JMO) at Dickoya Base Hospital for examination, police said. MORE..
24 May 2026 (6:51 PM)