Asia Sri Lanka Sri Lanka's Cinnamon Development Department has unveiled a plan to boost its annual cinnamon export revenues, with the aim of doubling the current earnings of US$250 million to 500 million
Asia Sri Lanka The prices of vegetables have risen sharply in several economic centers last week compared to the previous week, causing concerns among consumers and traders alike
Asia Sri Lanka The Sri Lanka Public Utilities Commission has decided to seek public opinion on the Ceylon Electricity Board's proposal to maintain the current electricity tariffs for the first six months of 2025
Asia Sri Lanka Sri Lanka has secured a place among the top ten countries that have shown the most progress in combating money laundering and terrorist financing, as evidenced by the 13th Basel AML/CFT Index 2024
Asia Sri Lanka Suwa Seriya, the national free hospital care emergency service founded by Dr. De Silva, attended to the 2.000.000th hospitalization incident; the service started 9 years ago in two provinces and grew into a real island wide service with State support
Asia Sri Lanka Environmental activists in the country are celebrating the end of a 2020 decree that made the island's unprotected forests more vulnerable to agriculture and development projects
Asia Sri Lanka The annual nature and wildlife photography exhibition 2024, organised by the Young Zoologists' Association of Sri Lanka, opened at the JDA Perera Gallery in Colombo and will continue until Sunday
Asia Sri Lanka Israeli citizens visiting Sri Lanka, whether for tourism or other reasons, can now directly request assistance to ensure personal protection, according to a new telephone number provided by the Sri Lankan police
Asia Sri Lanka Sri Lanka has decided to apply for membership of the BRICS and the New Development Bank; Foreign Minister says neither he nor the new president will be able to attend the October summit in Russia for the upcoming parliamentary elections of 14 November
Asia Sri Lanka The second Resilience, Stability, and Economic Turnaround development policy operation has been signed with the World Bank for $200 million, the second operation in a two-part series that began in 2022
Asia Sri Lanka Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who won Sunday's elections in Sri Lanka, is 55 years old and is the most left-wing president in the country's history; he is the leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, a party still described as Marxist-Leninist
Asia Sri Lanka All vehicle import restrictions will be lifted by February 2025, following significant improvement in foreign exchange reserves and the strength of the rupee
Asia Sri Lanka Two of the pregnant dogs recently added to the police department have given birth to 13 puppies and will strengthen the work of the team, the Police Media Division announced