The benchmark stock index closed up 0.6% at 4393.54 ** After markets closed on Wednesday, Sri Lanka’s central bank said it implemented extraordinary regulatory measures to provide liquidity to banks …
TNA seeks release of ‘political prisoners’ in Sri Lanka
TNA spokesman and former Jaffna parliamentarian M.A. Sumanthiran handed over a list of the detainees under Sri Lanka’s controversial Prevention of Terrorism (PTA) Act to Prime Minister Mahinda …
WFP says 40 percent of primary school-aged children in Sri Lanka too thin
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says 40 percent of primary school-aged children in Sri Lanka are too thin. The WFP and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) are …
Hate speech in focus again: Facebook apologises for role in 2018 Sri Lanka unrest
Muslim anger was whipped up on social media, forcing the Sri Lankan government to impose emergency and block Facebook.
Facebook apologises for role in 2018 Sri Lanka unrest
Facebook has apologised for its role in the deadly communal unrest that shook Sri Lanka two years ago after an investigation found that hate speech and rumours spread on the platform may have led to …
Facebook apologises for role in Sri Lanka’s deadly violence in 2018
Facebook Inc’s lack of a serious response to signs of abuse on its platform in Sri Lanka may have helped stoke deadly violence in the country in 2018, according to an investigation of the social …
Facebook Apologises For Its Role In Sri Lanka’s 2018 Anti-Muslim Riots
Facebook has apologised for its role in the deadly communal unrest that shook Sri Lanka two years ago after an investigation found that hate speech and rumours spread on the platform may have led to …
Facebook Apologizes for Role in Sri Lankan Violence
Facebook Inc.’s lack of a serious response to signs of abuse on its platform in Sri Lanka may have helped stoke deadly violence in the country in 2018, according to an investigation of the social …
Limit Down, Shut Again for Sri Lanka Stocks After 51-Day Break
(Bloomberg) — Sri Lanka’s stock market opened after a seven-week trading halt only to shutter within minutes following a more than 10% drop in a gauge of blue chip shares, highlighting the risks of a …
Sri Lanka Stock Market Halted After Top Shares Sink on Reopening
The Sri Lankan stock market closed minutes after reopening as a gauge of bluechip shares sank more than 10% from its previous closing level as trading resumed following the bourse’s longest ever shut …