Sri Lanka Plans Integrated Digital Database to Strengthen Praja Shakthi Poverty Eradication Programme

Oct 14, 2026 1 week ago 3 min read
Sri Lanka Plans Integrated Digital Database to Strengthen Praja Shakthi Poverty Eradication Programme

COLOMBO, October 14, 2026 — Sri Lanka is considering the development of an integrated digital database to identify rural development needs and improve the implementation…

Apple Unveils HomeView Smart Home Hub With Upgraded Siri AI, Intensifying Tech Competition

Oct 14, 2026 1 week ago 4 min read
Apple Unveils HomeView Smart Home Hub With Upgraded Siri AI, Intensifying Tech Competition

CUPERTINO, October 14, 2026 — Apple has unveiled a new range of smart home devices led by HomeView, a $299 touchscreen hub powered by an…

Cabinet Approves US$100 Million ADB Financing for Sri Lanka’s Water Sector Reforms

Oct 13, 2026 1 week ago 3 min read
Cabinet Approves US$100 Million ADB Financing for Sri Lanka’s Water Sector Reforms

COLOMBO, October 13, 2026 — Sri Lanka’s Cabinet has approved a US$100 million policy-based financing facility from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to advance the…

Dipped Products Opens Rs. 4.2 Billion Glove Manufacturing Plant in Katunayake EPZ

Oct 13, 2026 1 week ago 2 min read
Dipped Products Opens Rs. 4.2 Billion Glove Manufacturing Plant in Katunayake EPZ

KATUNAYAKE, October 13, 2026 — Dipped Products PLC (DPL), the Hayleys Group’s glove manufacturing business, has commenced operations at a new Rs. 4.2 billion manufacturing…

MF Projects Sri Lanka’s Economic Growth to Moderate to 3.7% in 2027

Oct 13, 2026 1 week ago 3 min read
MF Projects Sri Lanka’s Economic Growth to Moderate to 3.7% in 2027

COLOMBO, October 13, 2026 — Sri Lanka’s economic growth is projected to ease to 3.7% in 2027 from an estimated 4% in 2026, according to…

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DFCC Bank Partners with John Keells IT to Enhance Employee Banking Benefits

Sep 10, 2026 1 month ago 3 min read
DFCC Bank Partners with John Keells IT to Enhance Employee Banking Benefits

DFCC Bank has partnered with John Keells IT to introduce its Employee Banking Proposition to the company’s employees, providing access to a broader selection of…

GEM SRI LANKA 2027 Takes Its Global Ambition to Bangkok

Sep 9, 2026 1 month ago 4 min read
GEM SRI LANKA 2027 Takes Its Global Ambition to Bangkok

Sri Lanka’s premier gem and jewellery exhibition, GEM SRI LANKA 2027, has taken a significant step onto the international stage with its first official overseas…

Sri Lanka hosts 11 Asian nations to showcase JICA-backed farming success

Sep 8, 2026 1 month ago 2 min read
Sri Lanka hosts 11 Asian nations to showcase JICA-backed farming success

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Agriculture Department will bring 33 participants from 11 Asian countries to learn from Sri Lanka’s experience in…

ComBank takes Q+ digital payments drive to Jaffna ahead of Nallur Festival

Sep 8, 2026 1 month ago 6 min read
ComBank takes Q+ digital payments drive to Jaffna ahead of Nallur Festival

Canvasses more than 350 merchants and activates cashback campaign with 40+ Jaffna businesses as part of CBSL’s latest digital payments promotion Reaffirming its commitment to…

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Sri Lanka Central Bank buys US$579mn in August amid rupee appreciation

Sep 8, 2026 1 month ago 2 min read
Sri Lanka Central Bank buys US$579mn in August amid rupee appreciation

Sri Lanka’s Central Bank bought a net US$579 million in August, official data showed, amid a stabilizing local currency that touched a four-year low in…

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Galle Fort Leads Sri Lanka’s Tourist Hotspots as Visitor Preferences Evolve

Sep 10, 2026 1 month ago 7 min read
Galle Fort Leads Sri Lanka’s Tourist Hotspots as Visitor Preferences Evolve

Galle Fort has emerged as Sri Lanka’s most visited tourist attraction among foreign travellers, surpassing several long-established cultural and urban landmarks and appearing in more…

Yala’s Drought Shows the Growing Cost of Climate Stress on Sri Lanka Tourism

Sep 8, 2026 1 month ago 3 min read
Yala’s Drought Shows the Growing Cost of Climate Stress on Sri Lanka Tourism

YALA, Sri Lanka, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Mugger crocodiles bask along the edge of the shrinking reservoir, waiting like everything else ‌in Sri Lanka’s drought-hit…

Reservoir levels fall near 50% amid dry spell

Sep 8, 2026 1 month ago 1 min read
Reservoir levels fall near 50% amid dry spell

Water levels in reservoirs across Sri Lanka have dropped to around 47.3% of total capacity amid prevailing dry weather, the Irrigation Department said. Major reservoirs…

Sri Lanka Tourism Faces Fresh Pressure as War Drives Up Energy Costs

Sep 8, 2026 1 month ago 5 min read
Sri Lanka Tourism Faces Fresh Pressure as War Drives Up Energy Costs

Sri Lanka’s tourism sector is facing a more challenging 2026 than initially anticipated, with the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) sharply revising down its…

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Handful of Men Have Almost Unlimited Power Over AI : UN Rights Chief

Sep 8, 2026 1 month ago 3 min read
Handful of Men Have Almost Unlimited Power Over AI : UN Rights Chief

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has issued a stark warning over the rapid development of artificial intelligence, cautioning that inadequate regulation…

Panama Canal May Slash Ship Traffic Further as Powerful El Niño Intensifies

Sep 8, 2026 1 month ago 3 min read
Panama Canal May Slash Ship Traffic Further as Powerful El Niño Intensifies

Panama could impose further restrictions on ship traffic through the Panama Canal as a strengthening El Niño raises concerns over worsening drought conditions and declining…

Journalists missing in Indonesia after volcano mission

Sep 8, 2026 1 month ago 2 min read
Journalists missing in Indonesia after volcano mission

Indonesian teams were searching on Tuesday for seven people including five journalists who had gone missing while travelling to cover the eruption of Mount Anak…