While tariff negotiations between Sri Lanka and the US are ongoing till the 90-day grace period expires on July 8, Sri Lanka’s apparel sector faces a 10 per cent reduction on orders placed. For some …
Ambassadors, officials and SLINTEC Leadership unite for scientific progress
Ambassadors, ministry officials, and leadership at the Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology (SLINTEC) discussed collaboration opportunities in nanotechnology, advanced materials, clean energy, and …
Ambassadors, officials and SLINTEC Leadership unite for scientific progress
Ambassadors, ministry officials, and leadership at the Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology (SLINTEC) discussed collaboration opportunities in nanotechnology, advanced materials, clean energy, and …
Sri Lanka is a great market says global tech giant IBM
Global technology and consulting giant IBM this week described Sri Lanka as a “great” market and expressed keenness to help the country fully realise the potential of digitalisation as per the …
Similarities between Brit ‘drug smuggler’ held in Sri Lanka and Bella Culley
Her detention came within 24 hours of another UK woman – Bella May Culley – being arrested at an airport in Georgia for trying to smuggle 14kg of cannabis. Both had flown alone from Bangkok’s …
Ex-air stewardess from south London arrested in Sri Lanka over £1.5m cannabis haul
Ex-air stewardess from south London arrested in Sri Lanka over £1.5m cocaine haul – Charlotte May Lee was detained on Monday at Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo after arriving on a flight …
Cricket-Sri Lanka’s Mathews to quit tests after Bangladesh match
Former Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews will quit test cricket after the series opener against Bangladesh next month but will be available for white-ball selection, the all-rounder said on Friday.
Sri Lanka’s manufacturing sector declines in April 2025
Sri Lanka’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for manufacturing declined in April 2025 due to contraction in several key sub-indices, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) said …
Sri Lanka: Technical Assistance Report-Property Taxation at the National and Subnational Level
This report analyzes Sri Lanka’s options for improving the fairness and progressivity of the tax system through the introduction of a nationwide property tax. Given constitutional constraints that …
Ex-air stewardess from south London arrested in Sri Lanka over £1.5m cocaine haul
Ex-air stewardess from south London arrested in Sri Lanka over £1.5m cocaine haul – Charlotte May Lee was detained on Monday at Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo after arriving on a flight …