Hambantota International Port Sets New Monthly Records for RoRo and Container Throughput

Srilanka, July 9 -- Hambantota International Port (HIP) recorded its highest-ever monthly throughput in both RoRo and containers in June 2026, handling 90,219 vehicles and 80,325 TEUs. The dual miles... Read More

Negombo Prison Temporarily Closed Following Emergency; Mahamodara and Old Bogambara Re-opened

Srilanka, July 9 -- Following an emergency incident on July 5 and 6, 2026, that left Negombo Prison severely damaged, the Ministry of Justice and National Integration has declared the site a crime sce... Read More

CCC's Commercial Document Registration Division Expands Export Support with New Pharmaceutical Documentation Service

Srilanka, July 9 -- The Commercial Documents Registration Division (CDRD) of The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has expanded its export support services with the introduction of the Free Sale Letter for P... Read More

Accelerating SOE reforms & maintaining cost-recovery energy pricing are key to minimizing fiscal risks: IMF Staff Mission

Srilanka, June 30 -- Accelerating reforms in state-owned enterprises and ensuring energy prices reflect cost-recovery are essential to reducing fiscal risks, according to the IMF Staff Mission at the ... Read More

Rangita De Silva De Alwis Re-elected to the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women

Srilanka, June 27 -- Sri Lanka's candidate Professor Rangita De Silva De Alwis was re-elected to the UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) for a second c... Read More

Law Association for Asia & Pacific Sounds Alarm Over Proposed Changes to Sri Lankan Judicial Retirement Age

Srilanka, June 27 -- LAWASIA, the Law Association for Asia and the Pacific, has officially voiced grave concerns over the Sri Lankan government's proposed constitutional amendment aimed at extending t... Read More

CSE Expands Footprint with New Gampaha Branch

Srilanka, June 26 -- The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) officially opened its Gampaha Branch to the public this Tuesday (23rd June), further strengthening its countrywide presence. The inauguration of t... Read More

CDS to Limit Activity on Dormant Accounts Until Reactivation as Part of Investor Protection Measures

Srilanka, June 25 -- Central Depository Systems (Pvt) Ltd (CDS), a subsidiary of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), has announced new measures aimed at protecting dormant CDS accounts that have remaine... Read More

Sri Lanka's Exports exceeds USD 7.3 Bn in First Five Months

Srilanka, June 24 -- Sri Lanka's export sector has sustained its resilience, with total exports exceeding US$ 7.3 billion in the first five months of 2026. Combined merchandise and services exports we... Read More

Scalable capture: Sri Lanka's marine plastic problem is compounding, so is the response

Srilanka, June 23 -- Once considered a 'miracle material' capable of solving every industrial and consumer problem of the 20th century, today, plastic has become a 'technofossil'. It has been found i... Read More

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