March 31, 2025 - Colombo News Line

Sri Lanka with Panachayuda to Lose Economic Battle Rejecting Adani: Ranil

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March 31, 2025
Business News
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Alipay+ enters Sri Lanka, likely to boost online tourism payment

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March 31, 2025
Travel and Tourism
Tourism
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In a major boost to Sri Lanka’s tourism and digital payment landscape, LankaPay, the country’s National Payment Network, has partnered with Ant International to enable Alipay+ acceptance across the country.

Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh sign ‘landmark’ capital market agreement

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March 31, 2025
News
Pakistan and Bangladesh, Sri Lanka
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The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) and Colombo Stock Exchange

BYD cars sold in Sri Lanka with Keells charging network coming up

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March 31, 2025
Business News
BYD cars, Keells
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Deliveries of China’s BYD cars has begun by a unit of Sri Lanka’s John Keells Holdings with a network of charging stations set up at supermarket operated by the same group.

Sri Lanka 2025 tourist arrivals up 17.5-pct to March 26

Sri Lanka’s tourist arrivals grew 23.2 percent to 191,982 in the first 26 days of March 2025, from a year ago,

KDU hospital a burden to Treasury, Govt committee identifies

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March 31, 2025
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Sir John Kotelawala Defence University Hospital which is commonly known as the KDU hospital has been identified as a burden to the Treasury because it does not generate profits, according to a top level committee.

Deaths from devastating earthquake in Myanmar climb past 1,700

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March 31, 2025
News
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The death toll from the earthquake that hit Myanmar has risen to more than 1,700 as more bodies have been pulled from the rubble, the country’s military-led government said Monday.