Bangladesh has stressed on direct shipping connectivity with Sri Lanka and resumption of negotiations for early conclusion of preferential trade agreement (PTA) between the two countries. Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen met his Sri Lankan counterpart Ali Sabry on Wednesday evening,
Sri Lanka may miss next month’s deadline for securing IMF loan: Report
Sri Lanka is likely to miss next month’s deadline for securing the International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan, Daily Mirror reported citing financial analysts based in Washington DC. The Sri Lankan …
Sri Lanka may miss next month’s deadline for securing IMF loan: Report
Sri Lanka is likely to miss next month’s deadline for securing the International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan, Daily Mirror reported citing financial analysts based in Washington DC. The Sri Lankan …
Sri Lanka govt drafting new anti-terror law to replace controversial law
The Sri Lankan government is drafting a new counter-terrorism law to replace the controversial Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe said on Sunday …
Youth bulge for Sri Lanka; unemployment among young people on the rise
Sri Lanka is currently heading towards a youth bulge, with an increasing unemployed youth population, when the world population passed the historic eight billion mark on November 15. The world …
CA Sri Lanka’s Business Level exam records 75% pass rate
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) announced that the Business Level I and II exams conducted in October recorded a pass rate of 75%.Around 5,180 CA students studying …
CA Sri Lanka’s Business Level exam records 75% pass rate
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) announced that the Business Level I and II exams conducted in October recorded a pass rate of 75%.Around 5,180 CA students studying …
President to launch Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2022
The upcoming Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2022 on ‘Resetting from Turmoil to Opportunity’ will be launched by President Ranil Wickremesinghe on December 5 at the Shangri-La Hotel.This year the Summit …
Sri Lanka targets one million Chinese tourists
The Sri Lanka Embassy in Beijing, consistent with its efforts to continuously promote Sri Lankan tourism in the Chinese market, is targeting one million Chinese tourists to visit Sri Lanka after the …
Sri Lanka’s Ranatunga ordered to pay over cricket feud
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s World Cup-winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga has been ordered to pay $70,000 in a defamation case arising from a long-running feud over control of the island nation’s cash-rich …