Sri Lanka, Nov. 6 -- The West Asian crisis, coupled with the resulting surge in fuel prices, has placed the cash-strapped national carrier, SriLankan Airlines (SLA), under further strain, with the aut... Read More
Sri Lanka, Nov. 4 -- South Asia which once boasted of boosting growth with its rising working age population is now ageing fast with Sri Lanka bound to cross the aged threshold fastest, according to a... Read More
Sri Lanka, Nov. 4 -- The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) is fleecing consumers by charging a profit margin of Rs.100-120 per litre on petrol and diesel sold by it while denying the three private pl... Read More
Sri Lanka, Nov. 2 -- Sri Lanka is evolving plans to avoid any food shortage because of El Nino's climate impact, mainly in the countries which are source markets for imports, an official said. Sri La... Read More
Sri Lanka, Nov. 2 -- The moratorium on foreign research vessels has hampered fish stock assessment activities in Sri Lanka, where fish stocks are now on the decline, an official said. Towards the end... Read More
Sri Lanka, Oct. 30 -- After the 30-year war ended in 2009, successive governments came under pressure to repeal the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) of 1979. It was introduced as a temporary law but ... Read More
Sri Lanka, Oct. 30 -- The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has raised concerns that the proposed anti-terrorism bill poses heightened risks to journalists, civil... Read More
Sri Lanka, Oct. 30 -- In another major salvo against the government over the new counter terrorism legislation, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said in its repo... Read More
Sri Lanka, Oct. 29 -- Sri Lanka is currently under evaluation by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for loopholes in its legal system relating to terrorist financing. The FATF, the global intergo... Read More
Sri Lanka, Oct. 23 -- The three foreign companies involved in retail fuel distribution - Lanka Indian Oil Company (LIOC), Sinopec and RM Parks - have limited their operations amid a surge in global fu... Read More