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Anojan death sentence set aside by Saudi Court of Appeal

Sri Lanka, Oct. 14 -- The Saudi Court of Appeal set aside its earlier judgement imposing the death sentence on Sri Lankan national Sivarasa Anojan. Sivarasa was sentenced to death by a Saudi Arabian ... Read More


CID to file indictments in Airbus deal case involving Namal Rajapaksa

Sri Lanka, Oct. 14 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) informed Fort Magistrate Pasan Amaraseena today (14) that investigations into the case against MP Namal Rajapaksa and two other suspec... Read More


Court orders arrest of Basil Rajapaksa over alleged misuse of tourism funds

Sri Lanka, Oct. 14 -- Fort Magistrate Pasan Amaraseena today (14) ordered the Illegal Assets Investigation Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to arrest former Economic Development Min... Read More


Public procurement reforms aimed at accelerating capital expenditure, President says

Sri Lanka, Oct. 14 -- Sri Lanka plans to overhaul its public procurement system and align budget timelines to speed up execution of capital expenditure projects, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake ann... Read More


'Kajja's' son arrested with foreign-made firearm

Sri Lanka, Oct. 13 -- The son of Middeniya's 'Kajja', who died in a shooting incident last year, was arrested yesterday (12) by officers of the Tangalle Division Crimes Investigation Bureau along with... Read More


Report identifies barriers to cross-border e-commerce growth in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, Oct. 13 -- Sri Lanka could expand its export base and improve global market access for small businesses by addressing regulatory, logistical and digital infrastructure barriers to cross-bor... Read More


Reliance Consumer Products seeks deeper partnerships with Sri Lankan businesses

Sri Lanka, Oct. 13 -- Reliance Consumer Products Ltd. is looking to strengthen partnerships with Sri Lankan businesses to bring local products to the Indian market and expand cross-border manufacturin... Read More


Sri Lanka targets 25 MW in cloud capacity as private investment lags

Sri Lanka, Oct. 13 -- Sri Lanka's shortage of data centre and cloud infrastructure reflects, to some extent, a market failure, as demand from banks and other users has yet to attract sufficient privat... Read More


Rising costs leave 37.7% of listed firms unable to cover interest expenses

Sri Lanka, Oct. 13 -- More than a third of Sri Lanka's listed non-financial companies failed to generate sufficient earnings to cover their interest expenses in the first half of 2026, as rising costs... Read More


Former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa further remanded until October 16

Sri Lanka, Oct. 13 -- Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama today ordered Shiranthi Rajapaksa, wife of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, remanded until October 16 regarding alleged criminal ... Read More