Mahilankadu is to be the prototype for an ambitious village-by-village ... World and has the highest market capitalization in the Banking Sector in the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE). The Bank is the ...

Sri Lanka extended power cuts for a third day on Thursday as it scrambled to restore its national grid to full capacity after ...

Sinopec Fuel Oil Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. (SFOL) has introduced of High Sulphur Fuel Oil (HSFO) to the Sri Lankan market for bunkering, a move that is set to transform the country’s maritime fuel sector. This ...

Two tourists have died from suspected pesticide poisoning after their hostel in Sri Lanka was fumigated for bedbugs, Britain’s PA Media news agency has reported. Ebony McIntosh, a 24-year-old ...

This photo essay provides a glimpse of the working life of nattami, labourers exclusively involved in transporting goods ...

Sinopec, China's state-owned and largest oil refiner, signed an agreement with Sri Lanka's energy ministry to invest $3.7 billion in a state-of-the-art oil refinery with a capacity of 200,000 ...

Sri Lanka declared bankruptcy in 2022 and halted repayments on some repayments on some US$83 billion in domestic and foreign loans. In November 2023, Sri Lanka reached an agreement with China ...

COLOMBO: An intruding monkey at a Sri Lankan electrical grid sub-station caused a general islandwide blackout on Sunday (Feb 9), government officials said. The power outage began around 11.30am ...

China committed to assisting with Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring and pledged to encourage investments in logistics, green development, and digital transformation. The two sides agreed to enhance ...

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