Sampath Bank reaffirmed its commitment to advancing digital financial inclusion in Sri Lanka by actively participating in the Digital Payments Promotion Campaign 2025, ..
HNB retains Best Retail Bank title in Sri Lanka for 15th year
Hatton National Bank PLC (HNB) was named as Sri Lanka’s Best Retail Bank for the 15th time, at TAB Global Excellence in Retail Financial Services Awards 2025, held in Tokyo, Japan. ..
Six elephants killed after passenger train collides with wild herd in Sri Lanka
Six wild elephants were killed when a passenger train collided with a herd near a wildlife sanctuary in Sri Lanka, a wildlife official said on Thursday.
Sri Lankan President Dissanayake presents IMF-dictated austerity budget
Dissanayake cynically claimed that his government wants to establish the “economic sovereignty” of Sri Lanka, even as he is fully committed to imposing the demands of the IMF and big business.
External debt: Sri Lanka’s ‘Enemy at the Gates’
A recent economic discussion program on a major television channel hosted a panel that included two economists, a representative of the SME sector and three Members of Parliament, one of whom is a …
How Hindu dowry system denying Muslim girls’ inherited property?
Most of the countries of the South Asia including Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India and others, there prevails similar customs, traditions and culture although the same languages are written, …
An Insider’s Guide to Sri Lanka
Grab a fresh coconut and watch surfers glide across waves in Weligama or Hiriketiya. Wait quietly as elephants stomp past your vehicle and leopards hide in the jungle while on safari in Yala …
The Policies of Sri Lanka’s New Government: a Historic Opportunity Lost
On the right, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, President of Sri Lanka. On the left, Dr. S. Jaishankar, India’s Minister of External Affairs. Photo: …
Rajapaksa’s son indicted in legal action in Sri Lanka
Namal Rajapaksa, the eldest son of former president and prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, was on Tuesday indicted and released on bail by the High Court here for an alleged misappropriation out of an …
Sri Lanka trade body praises 2025 budget
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has commended Sri Lanka’s 2025 Budget for maintaining policy consistency by retaining the existing tax framework and avoiding ad-hoc tax measures to match the …