“Chinese investors pledge USD 550 Mn FDI for Port City”
Investment Promotion State Minister Dilum Amunugama said that he has succeeded in obtaining over USD 550 million worth of Foreign Direct investments (FDI) to Sri Lanka after he visited and met Chinese investors last week.
Sri Lanka factories demand reduction in water tariff
Factories are to face another shock with the increase in the water tariff by 170 per cent.
Nuwara Eliya racecourse to be privatised soon
Central Employees Union of the Sugathadasa Stadium alleges that plans are underway to privatise the Nuwara Eliya racecourse
IMF to offer wavers for nonfulfilled commitments of the reform program
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) team now in Sri Lanka is nearing completion of its preliminary review on the fund-supported economic reform program with some reservations relating to quantitative performance, informed official sources divulged
Osiris-Rex: Nasa awaits fiery return of asteroid Bennu samples
A seven-year mission to study what has been described as the most dangerous rock in the Solar System is about to reach its dramatic conclusion.
Karabakh humanitarian fears grow with thousands sleeping on Stepanakert streets
Azerbaijan's military has paraded heavy weapons captured in Nagorno-Karabakh, amid warnings thousands of civilians are without shelter after the surrender of Armenian separatists.
Chinese research ship sails close to India's EEZ
International maritime traffic monitoring platforms revealed that the Chinese geophysical scientific research vessel Shi Yan 6 is engaged in either research or observation activities close to the Exclusive Economic Zone of India.
SLCERT looks for Anti-Virus developers to recover wiped official email data
The Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (SLCERT) said that the assistance from international antivirus development agencies will be obtained to recover the emails that were lost following a ransomware attack that targeted multiple government websites recently.
Lawyers Collective cry foul over Anti-Terror, Online Safety Bills
The Lawyers’ Collective condemns the latest version of the Anti-Terrorism Bill and the Online Safety Bill gazetted in September 2023.
Sri Lanka explores opportunities to export eggs and chicken
Minister of Agriculture Mahinda Amaraweera instructed the relevant officials to look into the opportunities of exporting eggs and chicken.
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Take immediate steps to prevent Nipah virus entering country: Amaraweera advises DAPH
In order to prevent the deadly Nipah virus disease from entering Sri Lanka, Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera today advised the Animal Production and Health Department (DAPH) Director General Dr. Hemali Kotalawala to start appropriate disease surveillance activities immediately.
National Film Corporation Act amended to dub Murali’s movie in Sinhala
Minister Bandula Gunawardana has officially granted permission to dub the internationally-produced biopic movie '800' into Sinhala while amending the National Film Corporation Act for the first time.
US President meets Sri Lankan president Ranil in New York
US President Joe Biden met President Ranil Wickremesinghe in New York, on the sidelines of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Passenger ferry service from TN to Sri Lanka befins from Oct first week
The Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) is to commence high speed passenger ferry service from Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu to Kankesanthurai (KKS) in Sri Lanka.