Aluthkade Court shooting not a threat to national security: Public Security Minister
Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala says that the shooting incident that took place inside the Hulftsdrop (Aluthkade) Courts Complex on Wednesday (19) was not any sort of threat to the national security, but instead is linked to longstanding conflicts between organized criminal gangs....
Fitch Ratings optimistic on Sri Lanka’s Budget
The Sri Lankan government’s budget highlights the authorities’ commitment to raising fiscal revenues as a share of GDP – an approach that, if successful, would alleviate a long-standing weakness in the sovereign’s credit profile, says Fitch Ratings....
Weekly Political Review
Weekly Economic Review
Wide Angle Focuses on Balancing Economic Stability and Public Expectations
Weekly Political review President to present NPP Regimes First Budget amid Mounting Challenges By Rohana Jith Despite holding an overwhelming two-thirds parliamentary majority and having governed for over two months, the administration of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has struggled to make significant progress on its electoral pledges and emer...
Sri Lanka needs an economic growth plan to avoid another crisis
Economic Review of the week...
Sri Lanka’s manufacturing and services sectors expand in January 2025
Sri Lanka’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for January 2025 recorded growth in both manufacturing and services sectors....
Sri Lanka is on the verge of a major digital transformation as the government accelerates efforts to modernize the economy.
Sri Lanka is on the verge of a major digital transformation as the government accelerates efforts to modernize the economy....
Sri Lanka Economic sentiment steadies in early 2025”: Survey
In its February edition, business magazine LMD reports that “the optimistic outlook for economic sentiment prevails as confidence strengthens amid positive trends.”...
Poultry industry calls for tax cuts on maize imports to stabilise prices
The poultry industry recently called on the Government to remove or reduce the Rs. 25 per kilo tax on imported maize in the upcoming Budget, warning that failure to do so could lead to a sharp increase in the price of eggs and chicken during the Sinhala-Hindu...
Ruwanpura Expressway construction temporarily suspended, not abandoned – Deputy Minister
Deputy Minister of Transport and Highways, Dr. Prasanna Gunasena, has clarified that reports suggesting the construction work on the Ruwanpura Expressway has been abandoned are entirely false....
TRAVEL AND TOURISM
IMEI devices must be registered with TRCSL from today
Any radio frequency (RF) emitting devices, including those requiring International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) registration, will not be permitte...
Sri Lanka central bank net foreign exchange reserves rise to US$310mn
Sri Lanka central bank’s net foreign assets rose to about 310 million US dollars in November 2024, official data show, as it bought foreign exchange...
SLINTEC signs technology transfer agreement with Inovartic of Abu Dhabi
The Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology (SLINTEC) recently unveiled the revolutionary development and delivery of a groundbreaking oil-absorbing mat...
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POWER AND ENERGY
Sri Lanka to incur staggering $ 1.26 b loss via Adani’s wind power proposal
With Indian giant Adani last week withdrawing from the proposed $ 1 billion 500 MW wind power project in Sri Lanka, analysts were quick to provide a c [...]
CONSTRUCTION
Ruwanpura Expressway construction temporarily suspended, not abandoned – Deputy Minister
Deputy Minister of Transport and Highways, Dr. Prasanna Gunasena, has clarified that reports suggesting the construction work on the Ruwanpura Express [...]
FASHION & EVENTS
I Traveled to 40 New York Liberty Games This Season, Capturing the Special, Fashionable Fandom of the WNBA
In the early aughts, some of the best WNBA basketball in the nation was played in my backyard of San Antonio, Texas—or not too far away. My peers an [...]
