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Rebuilding Housing Post-Ditwah: Lessons from Sri Lanka's Tsunami Experience

Sri Lanka, Dec. 11 -- By Dr Nisha Arunatilake, Director of Research, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS) The Ditwah Cyclone ranks second only to the December 2004 Tsunami in terms of damag... Read More


SEC Alert: Gladius South Asia is not licensed by SEC or registered with Financial Conduct Authority in UK

Sri Lanka, Dec. 11 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) wishes to inform the public that Gladius South Asia is unauthorized to act as a Market Participant in Sri Lanka. The SE... Read More


Opinion: Will the Response to Ditwah be Worse than the Disaster?

Sri Lanka, Dec. 8 -- By M. Rizwan Muzzammil The Parable of the Broken Window In 1850, the French economist Frederic Bastiat penned "The Parable of the Broken Window." A boy breaks a shop window, and... Read More


EDB Launches Fast-Track Relief to Support Exporters Affected by Adverse Weather

Sri Lanka, Dec. 8 -- The Export Development Board (EDB) has launched a rapid relief and recovery program following the severe impact of adverse weather conditions on Sri Lanka's export sector. A discu... Read More


Hambantota International Port Remains Fully Operational Despite Extreme Weather

Sri Lanka, Dec. 7 -- As Sri Lanka experiences one of the worst flood situations recorded in its history, which has crippled national infrastructure and forced operations to suspend at the Port of Colo... Read More


Relief Measures to Assist Businesses affected by Recent Disasters by Banks

Sri Lanka, Dec. 6 -- The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), in view of the adverse effects of the recent cyclonic and flood disasters, having considered the proposals of the Sri Lanka Banks' Associatio... Read More


Banks Association pledges strong support for economic revival

Sri Lanka, Dec. 3 -- The Sri Lanka Banks Association (SLBA) in a meeting with the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) today pledged its fullest support to revive the country's economy fol... Read More


Sri Lanka introduces duty-free mechanism for overseas disaster relief donations

Sri Lanka, Dec. 2 -- Due to the current disaster situation in the country, various inquiries have been made by foreign countries, organizations, individuals, as well as Sri Lankans living abroad, rega... Read More


Ceylon Chamber affirms support for National recovery efforts following cyclone Ditwah

Sri Lanka, Dec. 2 -- The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce is deeply saddened by the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah, and our thoughts are with all individuals, families, and communities affected by thi... Read More


Telecom operators and partners accelerate restoration of connectivity after cyclone Ditwah

Sri Lanka, Dec. 2 -- Sri Lanka's national telecommunication operators, in close coordination with government authorities, are intensifying round-the-clock recovery efforts to reconnect communities bat... Read More