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COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares rose for the eight consecutive session yesterday to end at a more than a four-month high, as…

SINGAPORE (AFP) - Growth in export-reliant Singapore suffered a surprise sharp contraction in the second quarter, official data sh…

The construction work on the second biggest hotel in the Southern province is proceeding apace, they say. This 200-room- hotel com…

Sebastian Ebel, a member of the Executive Board of TUI AG, responsible for destination experiences, hotels and resorts, cruises an…

BRUSSELS (AFP) - Negotiations between Europe and South America to finalise a blockbuster trade deal continued yesterday, after Fre…

Says re-evaluation of airfares could attract more European tourists  Sri Lanka doesn’t have direct flights to any European…

BANGKOK (AFP) - Southeast Asian leaders are eager to sign a sweeping China-led trade pact by the end of this year, Thailand’s Pr…

From left: Finance Ministry Secretary Dr. R.H.S. Samaratunga, Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera and Mahaweli Development and En…

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AfterAccess survey report Lead researcher and LIRNEasia CEO Helani Galpaya presents a copy of the report to Digital Infrastructure…

The Easter day bombings in Sri Lanka created a sense of deep fear among the citizens; it still prevails even one month after the i…

The share of Sri Lanka’s total exports to the South Asia Sub regional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) countries increased from 6% t…

Sri Lanka’s tourism industry will take several measures to rebuild the industry which got severely affected after several blasts…

Sri Lanka’s tourism industry will take several measures to rebuild the industry which got severely affected after several blasts…

Shangri- La Hotel Colombo and Kingsbury Hotel Colombo said that they will be back to business soon despite Easter Sunday terror at…

Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera participating in the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Forum’s Ministerial Financial …

Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe, Senior Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Sri Lanka launching the Roadmap at the Sustainable Banking Netwo…

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka launched the Roadmap for Sustainable Finance in Sri Lanka on April 10, 2019 at the Sustainable Banki…

While the news was once again upbeat, Asian markets were unable to press ahead with the rally that has characterised the past two …

Softlogic Holdings PLC recorded a net loss of Rs. 346.6 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2019 (3Q19) from a profit of Rs…

Food importers and wholesalers shut their shops in the capital city yesterday, demanding the government to resolve trade union act…

Sri Lanka’s e-com pioneer Dulith Herath says in exclusive interview discussing how his network of online retail facilitators, f…

(Colombo) REUTERS: Sri Lanka’s rupee closed weaker yesterday due to dollar demand from importers, while stocks fell to an eight-…

Plantation Industries Minister Navin Dissanayake in discussion with the Chinese delegation   High-powered Chinese delegat…

The construction work on the second biggest hotel in the Southern province is proceeding apace, they say.   This 200-room- …