The Sri Lankan government approved a proposal to establish a holding company which includes all state-owned enterprises (SOEs) that are to be restructured, an official said here on Tuesday. Government …
Sri Lanka’s top drug lord Kanjipani Imran is in Tamil Nadu and its hardly surprising
Tamil Nadu has been placed under a state of very high alert after it was learnt that one of Sri Lanka’s notorious drug lords, ‘Kanjipani’alias Mohammed Imran had entered the country through coastal …
SLIC inaugurates business operations for 2023
Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation’s (SLIC) inauguration of business operations for the year 2023 took place yesterday at the Sri Lanka Insurance head office. ..
Kuwait Compensation Fund still has Rs.3.92 bn
Even after over 30 years, the Kuwait Compensation Fund set up at the Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau (SLBFE) still has Rs.3.92 billion remitted by the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) …
Sri Lanka freezes recruitment in fresh austerity drive
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka began a fresh austerity drive today, freezing government recruitment as new taxes and higher electricity prices kicked in with authorities trying to secure an IMF bailout. The …
Earthquake of magnitude 4.2 jolts Northern Sumatra in Indonesia
An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 on the Richter scale jolted Northern Sumatra in Indonesia, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said on Monday. Read more: Sri Lanka’s ex-presid …
Interest rates to be reduced in 2023: Sri Lanka’s central bank chief
He said that Sri Lanka’s inflation rate eased to 57.2 per cent in December from 61 per cent in November, noting that this reflected that the policies they have taken from April 2022 were successful …
Sri Lanka carries forward its low foreign reserves and unusable Chinese currency swap into 2023
Sanath Nanayakkare Sri Lanka has entered into 2023 with low foreign exchange reserves and its unusable Chinese currency swap.According to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), Sri Lanka’s gross …
IND vs SL T20Is: Irfan Pathan Names Sri Lanka Players Who Could Be ‘Real Threats’ To India
Team India’s former all-rounder Irfan Pathan has advised India to be careful with some Sri Lankan players who could pose a threat to the hosts.
FPJ Rewind 2022: Five major protests from around the world, from Sri Lanka to Russia
Sri Lankan Protests: Sri Lanka was in the midst of a major political crisis, with protests taking place across the country. The main source of discontent was the government of President Mahinda Rajapaksa,