Sri Lanka to maintain inflation rate of around 5% in future

Sri Lanka to maintain inflation rate of around 5% in future

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) and the government has decided to maintain the inflation rate of around 5%...

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Central Bank reduces its policy interest rates

Central Bank reduces its policy interest rates

The Monetary Policy Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has decided to reduce the Standing Deposit Facility...

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Tharushi Karunarathna wins Gold at 2023 Asian Games

Tharushi Karunarathna wins Gold at 2023 Asian Games

Sri Lankan athlete Tharushi Karunarathna clinched the Gold medal in the Women’s 800m event at the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou,...

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Litro Gas announces price hike

Litro Gas announces price hike

Litro Gas Lanka on Wednesday (04 Oct.) announced a price hike in domestic Liquefied Petroleum (LP) gas cylinders. Speaking at...

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US issues first ever fine for space junk to Dish Network

US issues first ever fine for space junk to Dish Network

The US government has issued its first ever fine to a company for leaving space junk orbiting the Earth. The...

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Kevin McCarthy ousted as US House Speaker in historic vote

Kevin McCarthy ousted as US House Speaker in historic vote

(Reuters) - A handful of Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday ousted Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy, as...

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Highest monthly export earnings for 2023 recorded in August

Highest monthly export earnings for 2023 recorded in August

Sri Lanka recorded over USD 1,000 million in export revenue in the month of August 2023, making this the highest...

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Why your new Apple iPhone 15 is overheating

Why your new Apple iPhone 15 is overheating

Apple has blamed a bug in its operating system and updates to apps such as Instagram for its new iPhone...

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2023 Asian Games: Sri Lanka Mixed 4x400m medley relay team disqualified in final

2023 Asian Games: Sri Lanka Mixed 4x400m medley relay team disqualified in final

Delight turned into despair for the Sri Lanka Mixed 4x400m Relay team, touching home second in today’s final; only to...

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CEB to submit detailed facts regarding electricity tariff hike request to PUCSL

CEB to submit detailed facts regarding electricity tariff hike request to PUCSL

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has decided to submit the facts and data relating to the request to increase the...

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Water bills to be issued online from next week

Water bills to be issued online from next week

National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) states that issuing electronic water bills instead of printed bills will commence from...

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President to meet IMF team today for last meeting of EFF review

President to meet IMF team today for last meeting of EFF review

President Ranil Wickremesinghe is due to meet with the visiting team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today (26 Sep.)....

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Electric car rules could cost carmakers billions

Electric car rules could cost carmakers billions

New Brexit trade rules covering electric vehicles could cost European manufacturers £3.75bn over the next three years, an industry body...

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President Ranil meets with US President Joe Biden in New York

President Ranil meets with US President Joe Biden in New York

President Ranil Wickremesinghe engaged in a cordial meeting with President Joe Biden of the United States in New York on...

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Passenger ferry service from TN to Sri Lanka likely from Oct first week

Passenger ferry service from TN to Sri Lanka likely from Oct first week

The Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) is to commence high speed passenger ferry service from Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu to...

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Musk start-up Neuralink seeks people for brain-implant trial

Musk start-up Neuralink seeks people for brain-implant trial

Elon Musk's brain-computer interface (BCI) start-up Neuralink has begun recruiting people for its first human trial. The company's goal is...

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Sri Lanka and Malaysia in talks to begin negotiations for FTA

Sri Lanka and Malaysia in talks to begin negotiations for FTA

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has been formally invited by His Majesty, the King of Malaysia to undertake a state visit to...

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Union Assurance’s BLOG IT 2.0 Returns for a Second Year

Union Assurance’s BLOG IT 2.0 Returns for a Second Year

Union Assurance, Sri Lanka's leading Life Insurer, is thrilled to announce the return of BLOG IT 2.0 for the second...

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