ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka stocks fell 0.51 percent on Thursday ending a three-day rally, by Expolanka Holdings, Commercial Leasing and Finance and LOLC Holdings pushing the index down, brokers said. The …
NDB being awaded the best bank in Sri Lanka by Global Finance
NDB secures yet another win as the Best Bank in Sri Lanka 2021 by Global Finance USA, fresh after being recognized as The Bank of the Year 2020 by The Banker UK National Development Bank PLC was …
The Latest: Sri Lanka to buy 7 million Sputnik V doses
Sri Lanka has decided to purchase 7 million doses of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine. The government says it will pay $69.65 million for the shots. Sri Lanka aims to inoculate 14 million people out of …
Debt-driven suicides continue unabated in Sri Lanka
Sometimes a loan obtained to save a life can end up taking another life, in the debt-stricken villages of Sri Lanka. A 24-year-old mother killed her child and committed suicide two months ago due to …
NDB secures yet another win as the Best Bank in Sri Lanka 2021 by Global Finance USA
National Development Bank PLC was crowned as Sri Lanka’s Best Bank 2021 by the prestigious Global Finance Magazine of USA, in its 28th edition of awards for the World’s Best Banks. This much-coveted …
UN resolution hailed as ‘crucial turning point’ for victims of Sri Lanka civil war
UK-led action ramps up scrutiny of the regime against a backdrop of worsening human rights abuses Last modified on Wed 24 Mar 2021 08.57 EDT Civil rights groups have welcomed a UK-led UN resolution on …
Sri Lanka promoted as destination for Buddhist studies
Sri Lanka is being promoted as an international hub for Buddhist education by the Export Development Board. Facilities currently exist for foreign students to be boarded in Sri Lanka during their …
What does UN human rights resolution mean for Sri Lanka?
U.N. human rights boss Michelle Bachelet received a mandate on Tuesday to collect evidence of crimes during Sri Lanka’s long civil war, which ended in 2009 with the defeat of the separatist Tamil …
Nissanka, Dickwella star for Sri Lanka as Windies chase 375-run target
Pathum Nissanka’s hundred on debut and Niroshan Dickwella’s pugnacious 96 solidified Sri Lanka’s outstanding second innings rearguard with a total of 476 that left the West Indies with the challenging …
U.N. to Gather Evidence of Atrocities in Sri Lanka Civil War
The Sri Lankan government tried to block the inquiry into abuses committed by both Tamil Tigers guerrillas and security forces during the 30-year war.