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AI & Innovation
Cabinet Backs Dedicated Teams to Coordinate Digital Public Services
Dedicated digital transformation units were approved for state institutions, with a common operating framework prepared by GovTech Sri Lanka.
Education
Ratmalana University Adds Television Studio and AI Research Facilities
The University of Vocational Technology opened new broadcasting and research facilities as part of an expansion of practical student training.
Health & Wellbeing
School Nutrition Talks Put Healthy Eating and Research alongside Meals
Government and WFP discussions focused on stronger school nutrition partnerships, healthier diets and evidence-based programme decisions.
Trade & Investment
Exports of goods grow by 13% in Sri Lanka
Exports of goods grow by 13%, reaching US$1,062.63 mn in January. 1,062.63 millions in January Exports of Sri Lanka’s products grew by 13 percent to US$1,062.63…
Arts & Heritage
Fairway Galle Literary Festival
The Galle Literary Festival is an international literary festival held annually in Galle, Sri Lanka. In recent years the profile of the festival has increased substantially,…
Tourism & Aviation
Industry Stakeholders Condemn Tourist Ventures
The tourism sector in Sri Lanka is a cornerstone for the Sri Lanka economy, generating significant foreign exchange earnings and propelling the country’s financial stability. However,…
Sports
First all-female surf club is making waves in Sri Lanka
The Arugam Bay Girls Surfing Club in Sri Lanka is making waves, literally! The all-female surf club is shattering the stereotype that certain sports are meant…
Enterprise & SMEs
New MSME Recovery Rules via Business Revival Units
In an endeavor to energize Sri Lanka’s business revival, the Central Bank has introduced pivotal MSME recovery regulations. These regulations are designed to facilitate the resurgence…
Banking & Finance
Dialog’s Genie Business Spearheads Sri Lanka UPI Launch
The world of digital payments witnessed a transformative leap in Sri Lanka with the introduction of the Unified Payment Interface (UPI) facilitated by Dialog Genie Business.…
Banking & Finance
ComBank Scoops Double Wins at Global Business Outlook
The prestigious spotlight of international finance has once again turned to Sri Lanka, illuminating the impressive strides made by the Commercial Bank of Ceylon in 2023.…
Community
Senior Attorney-at-Law Mr. Kandiah Neelakandan passes away
Senior Attorney-at-Law Mr. Kandiah Neelakandan passed away this afternoon. He was Precedent Partner at Neelakandan and Neelakandan, a staunch rights activist, and last appeared on Face…
Economy & Tax
Convincing Sri Lanka of Value Added Tax Essentials
The fiscal landscape of Sri Lanka is approaching a significant shift, with VAT implementation in Sri Lanka standing at the forefront of modernizing the nation’s tax…
Crime & Public Safety
Mass grave in Mannar in Northern Sri Lanka unearths 300 human skeletons
Jan 16, Colombo: Skeletal remains of 300 people and human bones have been unearthed as of today from the mass grave found in Mannar in Northern…
Politics
Roger resigns from Wimal’s NFF
Actor turned politician, Roger Seneviratne, who is also a councilor of the Western Provincial Council representing the National Freedom Front (NFF) led by MP Wimal Weerawansa,…
Banking & Finance
Sri Lanka: Foreign Holdings Dip Under Rs.100bn Mark
The stability and growth of the Sri Lanka economy often hinge on the dynamics of foreign investment and the ebb and flow of financial markets. Amidst…
Environment & Wildlife
Wildlife Ministry to take tough action against elephant hunters
The Ministry of Sustainable Development and Wildlife has taken measures to increase the legal punishment for the killing of tuskers. Minister Gamini Jayawickrama Perera said, officials…
Telecom & Cybersecurity
State Defense Ministry Cyber Operations Center opens at Air Force Headquarters
Ministry of Defense Cyber Operations Centre at Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) Headquarters was declared open by the Secretary to the Ministry of Defense Kapila Waidyaratne…
World & Diplomacy
Sri Lanka rejects fears of China’s ‘debt-trap diplomacy’ in belt and road projects
Kodituwakku was speaking to the South China Morning Post at the Sri Lankan embassy in Beijing earlier this month, before the devastating Easter Sunday bombings, which have so…
Politics
Sri Lanka President appoints members to the Office on Missing Persons
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has appointed seven members to the Office on Missing Persons (OMP) and handed over the over the appointment letters to the…
Trade & Investment
Singapore and Sri Lanka sign free trade agreement
COLOMBO: Singapore and Sri Lanka signed a free trade agreement on Tuesday (Jan 23) which will deepen economic ties and facilitates greater trade flows between the…
Trade & Investment
Japanese Investors Eye Opportunities in Sri Lanka
“Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.” This powerful insight by racing driver Bobby Unser elegantly encapsulates the budding partnership between Japan and Sri Lanka. As…
Economy & Tax
country is required to resolve USD 12.5 Billion
COLOMBO (News 1st) Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal stated that the country is required to resolve USD 12.5 Billion in debt through International…
Politics
700 buses set off from Kurunegala for ’Jana Balaya’ rally
Seven hundred buses representing the Kurunegala district have already left for Colombo carrying participants to the ‘Jana Balaya Colombata’ protest rally, which is planned to be…
Crime & Public Safety
Two foreign nationals drown in sea
Two foreigners drowned in two separate incidents in the seas off Koggala and Thalpe in Habaraduwa last morning (29), the Habaraduwa Police said. A Dutch woman…