Sri Lanka’s official worker remittances rose 23% year-on-year to US $697.3 million in July 2025,
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Sri Lanka has beat key fiscal targets set in an International Monetary Fund program for June with room to spare amid strong tax revenues, including from vehicles, official data show. The primary balance of Sri Lanka’s central government budget was a surplus of 859 billion rupee, sharply higher than the 130 billion rupee target set in the currently applicable IMF …
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The oldest international medical journal, The Lancet, shared a new report that says plastic pollution causes sickness and death from infancy to old people. It also causes health-related costs of more than US$1.5 trillion every year. The report, made by top health experts and doctors, was published just before talks in Geneva. It asks nearly 180 countries to think about …
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Sri Lanka is testing samples of US-origin West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil as part of plans to include it in future petroleum tenders, alongside Murban crude,
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Singer Sri Lanka has been appointed the authorised retailer for SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service, offering high-speed, unlimited internet across the island, including remote and underserved areas.
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According to Waruna Sri Dhanapala, Secretary for the Ministry of Digital Economy, Steps are underway to connect 50 more government institutions to the GOV PAY system.
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The Department of Wildlife Conservation (DWC) has introduced an online ticketing system for Sri Lanka’s national parks, enabling visitors to purchase permits via its official website.
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Sri Lanka’s private credit expanded by a record Rs. 221 billion in June 2025,
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Eighteen-year-old Yevan David has made history by becoming the first Sri Lankan driver to compete in the FIA Formula 3 Championship.
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