India’s Unified Payment Interface (UPI) services will be rolled out in Sri Lanka and Mauritius at a virtual ceremony on Monday that will be witnessed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the top …
Third offshore campus of IIT likely to be set up in Sri Lanka
The proposal for an IIT in Sri Lanka was announced last November in the 2024 Budget unveiled by Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who also serves as the finance minister. According to sources …
In Sri Lanka, climate change traps women farmers in ‘exploitative’ cycle of economic violence
Unpredictable weather patterns have left women farmers trapped in debt as floods, droughts batter their farms, straining their ability to repay loans.
Nissanka posts Sri Lanka’s first double century in ODIs in win over Afghanistan
Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi has won the toss and elected to field in the opener of a three-match one-day international series against Sri Lanka..
The depravity of Sri Lanka’s elite establishment
According to President Ranil Wickremesinghe, the Government he leads and his supporters, Sri Lanka has recovered from severe economic crisis. In reality, however, this “recovery” is a deepening of the …
The depravity of Sri Lanka’s elite establishment
According to President Ranil Wickremesinghe, the Government he leads and his supporters, Sri Lanka has recovered from severe economic crisis. In reality, however, this “recovery” is a deepening of the …
India’s Petronet to begin shipping LNG to Sri Lanka in 2025
India’s state-run Petronet LNG plans to begin supplying liquefied natural gas (LNG) to neighbouring Sri Lanka for five years starting in 2025, its chief executive said on Thursday.
Bangladesh falling short in tourism branding: Experts
More than 5.29 lakh foreigners visited Bangladesh in 2022 while the number was 7.19 lakh for Sri Lanka and 6.14 lakh for Nepal.
Sri Lanka’s state revenue increases by 25 percent in January following VAT increase
COLOMBO, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) — Sri Lanka’s state revenue increased by 25 percent in January following the increase of value added tax (VAT), State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said on …
Sri Lanka’s state revenue increases by 25 percent in January following VAT increase
COLOMBO, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) — Sri Lanka’s state revenue increased by 25 percent in January following the increase of value added tax (VAT), State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said on …