Colombo Stock Exchange Announces the Appointment of a New Chief Regulatory Officer

Colombo Stock Exchange Announces the Appointment of a New Chief Regulatory Officer

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Nilupa Perera as the Chief Regulatory Officer...

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Sri Lanka among top 3 summer getaways according to Emirates search data

Sri Lanka among top 3 summer getaways according to Emirates search data

Sri Lanka is among the top three summer destinations for travel in July and August, according to the latest booking...

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Don’t Drive Away What’s Helping Consumers, Advocata Pushes for Checkout Tax Reform

Don’t Drive Away What’s Helping Consumers, Advocata Pushes for Checkout Tax Reform

Thousands of parcels ordered by Sri Lankans from popular e-commerce platforms like TEMU, AliExpress, and eBay are now stuck at...

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Sri Lankan banking leaders join AIA Bancassurance Summit 2025 in Beijing to shape Asia’s financial future

Sri Lankan banking leaders join AIA Bancassurance Summit 2025 in Beijing to shape Asia’s financial future

AIA Group recently hosted its annual Bancassurance Summit 2025 in Beijing, bringing together senior executives and strategic banking partners from...

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Japan and Sri Lanka Strengthen Economic Ties at 2025 Policy Dialogue, Focusing on Recovery and Sustainable Growth

Japan and Sri Lanka Strengthen Economic Ties at 2025 Policy Dialogue, Focusing on Recovery and Sustainable Growth

The Japan – Sri Lanka Economic Cooperation Policy Dialogue – 2025 was held today, July 04, 2025, at the Ministry...

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Elon Musk says he is launching new political party

Elon Musk says he is launching new political party

Elon Musk says he is launching a new political party, weeks after dramatically falling out with US President Donald Trump....

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The Sweet Surge: Emirates’ customers devour 60 million luxury chocolates in the sky

The Sweet Surge: Emirates’ customers devour 60 million luxury chocolates in the sky

Celebrating World Chocolate Day on 7 July and the current trending connection between chocolate and the city of Dubai, Emirates...

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Signing of the Agreement on Debt Restructuring between Hungary and Sri Lanka

Signing of the Agreement on Debt Restructuring between Hungary and Sri Lanka

The signing of the bilateral Agreement with the Hungarian Export Credit Insurance Plc. in relation to the External Debt Restructuring...

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Chandana L. Aluthgama Resigns as Group Chief Executive Officer of SLIC

Chandana L. Aluthgama Resigns as Group Chief Executive Officer of SLIC

Sri Lanka Insurance Yesterday announced the resignation of its Group Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Chandana L. Aluthgama, effective (1st August...

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Sri Lanka and Australia Deepen Trade Collaboration through Seminar on Export Promotion Best Practices

Sri Lanka and Australia Deepen Trade Collaboration through Seminar on Export Promotion Best Practices

The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB), in partnership with the Australian High Commission, the Australian Trade and Investment Commission...

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Elon Musk’s Starlink Now Live in Sri Lanka

Elon Musk’s Starlink Now Live in Sri Lanka

Starlink’s high-speed, low-latency satellite internet service is now officially available in Sri Lanka, its owner and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk...

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How ‘blood gold’ is fuelling conflict in West Africa

How ‘blood gold’ is fuelling conflict in West Africa

It has been a good year for gold. A host of turbulent events in the global economy has driven up...

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Shah Rukh Khan to attend grand opening of ‘City of Dreams’ in Sri Lanka?

Shah Rukh Khan to attend grand opening of ‘City of Dreams’ in Sri Lanka?

World-renowned Indian film superstar Shah Rukh Khan is reportedly expected to visit Sri Lanka in August to attend the inauguration...

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Confederation of Indian Industry CEO Delegation met with the Prime Minister

Confederation of Indian Industry CEO Delegation met with the Prime Minister

A high-level delegation of Chief Executive Officers from the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) met with the Prime Minister of...

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Half a Million Students, 150,000 Teachers to Benefit from New World Bank Support for Education in Sri Lanka

Half a Million Students, 150,000 Teachers to Benefit from New World Bank Support for Education in Sri Lanka

An estimated 500,000 students and 150,000 teachers across Sri Lanka are set to benefit from a new $50 million additional...

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Senate Republicans advance Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ but final vote hangs in balance

Senate Republicans advance Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ but final vote hangs in balance

Senate Republicans have narrowly advanced a sprawling budget bill that is pivotal to President Donald Trump's second-term agenda ahead of...

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Oil prices tumble after Israel agrees to Iran ceasefire

Oil prices tumble after Israel agrees to Iran ceasefire

Oil prices tumbled by 5% on Tuesday after Israel agreed to a ceasefire with Iran after nearly two weeks of...

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Sri Lanka welcomes over 1.1mn tourists in 2025

Sri Lanka welcomes over 1.1mn tourists in 2025

Sri Lanka has recorded 1,123,289 tourist arrivals as of June 22 this year, according to the latest data released by...

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