Sri Lanka as one of the lowest ranking nations in civil society contribution to the national budget which hinders the formulation of a comprehensive budget should be taken seriously, ...

Consistency in policy which is key for any economy to thrive, the capital market, a vital component of an economy too needs consistency in policy. Capital market experts have been harping on the need ...

The Government yesterday officially lifted the nearly five-year ban on vehicle imports through an Extraordinary Gazette issued by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in his capacity as Minister of ...

ADB Country Director to Sri Lanka, Takafumi Kadono reiterated ADB’s steadfast commitment to support Sri Lanka to achieve its renewable energy and energy security goals. The Country Director was ...

Independence Day celebrations will commence from today (February 2) and religious observances will be held on Tuesday morning (February 4). The main Independence Day ceremony will be held at the ...

Sri Lanka is now self-sufficient in egg production, eliminating the need for further imports, according to Sri Lanka Egg Producers’ Association Executive Director S.M. Premaratne. He said that the ...

It has been 15 years and nine days since Sandya Ekneligoda last saw her husband, Prageeth Ekneligoda. On the day, 50-year-old Prageeth, a cartoonist and columnist for the news website Lanka e News, ...

Investors having to wait for ‘donkey’s years’ to get approval for projects from several state institutions is ridiculous, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake told guests at the 24th Economic Summit ...

A well-planned replanting program is urgently needed to mitigate the adverse impact of the shortfall of coconuts in the country which is threatening the survival of the industry, a crop scientist said ...

The Rohingya are perhaps among the most persecuted people in the world today. Every week, countless Rohingya refugees escape Myanmar in perilous boat journeys, seeking refuge in lands that may offer ...

Sri Lanka loses an estimated US $40 million annually due to the unauthorised extraction of aquatic resources by Indian fishermen, according to senior lecturer in International Human Rights Law at the ...

A thick grey haze hung over several parts of the island last week. Iconic buildings in Colombo’s skyline were partly blanketed in smog. Air Quality Index (AQI) levels exceeded 150 (Unhealthy) in ...