The world celebrates World Elephant Day today.

The world celebrates World Elephant Day today, on August 12, reminding the global community of the urgent need to protect elephants and their natural habitats. Sri Lanka is observing this day amid significant human-elephant conflict, with increasing voices raised against the killing of elephants by shooting in several areas across the country. Globally, the day highlights the many threats facing …

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SL moves up to 4th in ICC ODI rankings

Sri Lanka has moved up to fourth place in the latest ICC Men’s ODI rankings, overtaking Pakistan. This rise follows their 2-1 series win against Bangladesh, giving them 103 points. Pakistan is now fifth with 102 points. India remains first, followed by New Zealand and Australia. Bangladesh dropped to tenth, while West Indies moved up to ninth.

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Invest Sri Lanka Forum opens in Singapore

At an Invest Sri Lanka forum in Singapore, Ray Abeywardena, Director of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) and Group CEO at HNB Investment Bank, highlighted that Sri Lanka’s recent exchange rate stability is significantly boosting investor confidence and providing much-needed predictability for businesses. Abeywardena stated, “A key highlight of our recent achievement is the stability of the Sri Lankan rupee”. …

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CoPF criticises delays in gambling regulator setup

The Committee on Public Finance (CoPF) has voiced strong criticism over prolonged delays in setting up Sri Lanka’s Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA), describing the latest draft of the GRA bill as inadequate. The remarks come soon after the opening of the City of Dreams integrated resort, which was granted a 20 year casino license. CoPF Chairman Dr. Harsha de Silva …

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