Sri Lanka food inflation peaks to 86pc
Colombo: The nationwide food inflation in Sri Lanka has peaked to 85.8 per cent in September, up from 84.6 per cent in August, it was reported on Wednesday.
Singing sensation Yohani joins Sri Lanka tourism to woo Indian filmmakers
Mumbai/Colombo/Bangalore: Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB), together with Sri Lankan Airlines and the International Film Producers’ Association of Sri Lanka (IFPA), recently organized a Film Tourism Promotional campaign in Bangalore and Mumbai to target major Indian movie industries by promoting Sri Lanka as "the ideal film location destination in South Asia".
China attempting to influence Sri Lankan local media: Reports
Colombo: China is trying to influence the local media of Sri Lanka, a media house from the Island nation reported.
Chinese law firm can't work in Sri Lanka
Colombo: A Chinese law firm is not entitled to engage in any legal professional work in Sri Lanka, the island nation's Supreme Court has ruled.
Sri Lanka taxes will drive people to suicide: Daily
Colombo: A leading Sri Lankan newspaper on Monday came out strongly against a slew of taxes announced by the government, saying these will force people to commit suicide.
Organic Fertilizer Import: China misleads Sri Lanka
Colombo: The issue of importing organic fertilizer has dented the relationship between China and Sri Lanka and now the matter has taken a completely new turn.
Contracts: Two Australian men arrested over alleged Sri Lanka bribes
Two Australian men are due to appear in court on Tuesday after being charged with bribery of foreign government officials to win contracts for two infrastructure projects in Sri Lanka following a long-running investigation by the Australian Federal Police (AFP).
SL President vows to better electoral system
Colombo/UNI: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has announced a raft of amendments to the electoral system, noting that the existing political system was a major cause for the current economic crisis.
All LTTE detainees to be freed: Sri Lankan PM
Colombo: All remaining Tamil Tiger detainees will be released and the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) will be repealed, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena said in remarks published on Saturday.
Sri Lanka: 82 Jaffna students get Chinese scholarship
Colombo: China has given away scholarships amounting to Rs 4.3 million to 82 students of Jaffna University.
Sri Lankan delegation to visit China
Colombo: A high-profile Sri Lankan delegation will visit China, perhaps in November, a newspaper announced on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka: Inflation jumps to 69.8 percent
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s inflation, as measured by the year-on-year change in the Colombo Consumer Price Index, has spiked to 69.8 percent in September 2022 from 64.3 percent a month earlier, as per data released by the country's Department of Census and Statistics on Friday.
Sri Lankan PM describes China as a 'very special friend'
Colombo: Sri Lankan PM Dinesh Gunawardena has described China as his nation's 'very special friend'.
Sri Lanka to ease import restrictions on some goods: State Minister for Finance
Colombo/UNI: The Sri Lankan government will ease the ban on import of some goods that was enforced due to the economic crisis, Finance State Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said in remarks published Friday.
Sri Lanka should have embraced IMF earlier: State Finance Minister
Colombo/UNI: Sri Lanka would not have landed in an economic mess if only previous governments had adhered to the agreements with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), State Finance Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said in remarks published on Wednesday.