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SL official reserve assets rise by 1.6%

Sri Lanka, June 5 -- Sri Lanka's official reserve assets increased by 1.6% in May, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka has announced. Accordingly, the country's official reserves, which stood at USD 6.766 ... Read More


Fertiliser subsidy raised to Rs. 30,000 per hectare

Sri Lanka, June 5 -- The government has taken steps to increase the fertiliser subsidy provided per hectare for the Yala season to Rs. 30,000. Speaking at a press briefing on current fertiliser stock... Read More


Local gold prices drop

Sri Lanka, June 5 -- Gold prices in Sri Lanka have declined compared to last week. Accordingly, the price of a 24-carat gold sovereign was recorded at Rs. 386,000 today. Meanwhile, a 22-carat gold s... Read More


Govt. concerned over Kuwait airport attack

Sri Lanka, June 5 -- Sri Lanka raises deep concern over the attack on civilian infrastructure at Kuwait International Airport that left three Sri Lankan nationals injured, the Ministry of Foreign Affa... Read More


Finance Ministry seeks public proposals to boost state revenue

Sri Lanka, June 5 -- The Revenue Management Committee of the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has called for proposals, policy recommendations and analytical reports from local e... Read More


Litro Gas prices to remain unchanged for June

Sri Lanka, June 5 -- Litro Gas Lanka Company announced that there will be no change in Litro Gas prices for the month of June. Accordingly, the company further states that the existing prices will re... Read More


Lawyers of Kapila Chandrasena's murder case testify in court

Sri Lanka, June 5 -- Further hearing of evidence in the inquest into the mysterious death of former SriLankan Airlines CEO Kapila Chandrasena has been postponed to the 9th, Fort Magistrate Pasan Amara... Read More


Did Sri Lanka's slow response to US tariffs hand the competition better deals?

Sri Lanka, June 5 -- Sri Lanka's garment industry is staring down a harsh new tariff reality in the United States, and the country's slow diplomatic response may have made things significantly worse. ... Read More


Phased suburban rail upgrade to begin in Sri Lanka in 2027

Sri Lanka, June 5 -- Sri Lanka is to launch a programme to electrify and modernise suburban railway network in a phased plan initiating from 2027, disclosed Deputy Minister of Transport and Highways P... Read More


Eye clinic digitisation project launched at Seeduwa Vijaya Kumaratunga Hospital

Sri Lanka, June 5 -- Seeduwa Vijaya Kumaratunga Memorial Hospital's Eye Clinic Digitisation Project was formally opened to the public, under the patronage of former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Ku... Read More