Sri Lanka's central bank is expected to hold interest rates steady on September 27 as it awaits clarity from the new president on his plans…
Sri Lanka's new leftist president appointed his cabinet September 24 ahead of an expected snap parliamentary election as he prepares to renegotiate the bankrupt island…
Sri Lanka's consumer price inflation slowed to 1.1% year-on-year in August from 2.5% in July, official data showed on September 24 after the country voted…
Sri Lanka's first leftist president was sworn in to office September 23 vowing to restore public faith in politics but said he had no magic…
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka's main Marxist politician took a comfortable lead September 22 in a keenly fought presidential election that has turned into a referendum on…
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka will vote for its next president September 21 in an effective referendum on an unpopular International Monetary Fund austerity plan enacted after…
Sri Lanka reached a draft deal with creditors to restructure $12.5 billion of international bonds, it said on September 19, in a major boost to…
Sri Lanka's economic growth slowed, government data showed September 15, days ahead of the first presidential elections since an unprecedented financial meltdown in 2022. The…
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka's annual inflation dipped sharply to 0.5% in August, the lowest year-on-year rate since the country declared bankruptcy in April 2022, official data…
Sri Lanka's telecommunications regulator has issued a license to Elon Musk's Starlink, the satellite unit of SpaceX, to provide the country with satellite broadband services,…
Two government ministers who defected from Sri Lanka's main opposition were sacked from the cabinet on August 9, after the Supreme Court upheld disciplinary action…
Sri Lanka will permit the import of vehicles in stages starting in 2025, as the country seeks to boost revenue through customs duties, President Ranil…
Sri Lanka's ruling party nominated a scion of the controversial Rajapaksa family on August 7 to challenge the incumbent president in September 21 polls, the…
Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe received backing from 92 lawmakers in the parliament on July 30, his media office said, giving momentum to his reelection…
Sri Lanka's first presidential elections since an unprecedented economic crisis spurred widespread unrest will be held in September, the election commission said on July 26. …
Sri Lankan Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Plantation Industries signed memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with two state banks on July 22 to provide interest-free…
Sri Lanka's navy arrested nine Indian fishermen who were poaching in the country's territorial waters on July 23 morning, the navy said in a statement.…
The Sri Lanka cabinet approved the implementation of a national social protection policy, the government's information department said on July 23. The department said President…
Sri Lanka has scrapped plans to sell off its indebted national airline despite shortlisting three potential buyers, the government's privatization agency said on July 19.…
Sri Lanka's cabinet has approved a proposal for the implementation of the national policy on indigenous medicine for the period between 2024 and 2034, the…
With inflation continuing to plague Sri Lanka as it recovers from its worst economic crisis in decades, the strategy is to increase salaries nationwide, the…
A Hindu religious festival in Sri Lanka ended in chaos after an elephant in the procession panicked, with 13 people in the crowd injured as…
Sri Lanka will save $5 billion following the restructure of its bilateral debt, much of which is owed to China, through slashed interest rates and…
Sri Lanka has asked Russia to allow its former soldiers fighting in Moscow's war against Ukraine to return home voluntarily, the government said on June…
Sri Lanka's cabinet gave approval for the identification of an investor through a competitive process for the implementation of a geo gas terminal project, the…
