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The small and medium sector enterprises mostly accounting for the informal sector of the economy while applauding the recent downward revision on electricity tariffs also expressed disappointment over the adverse …

Minister of Energy, Kumara Jayakody said that the Government is committed to implementing the recommendations made by the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) to reduce electricity tariffs, marking …

Focus on developing Trinco oil tank farm Talks held with UAE, Saudi, Kuwaiti and Qatar envoys New refineries proposed The Ministry of Power and Energy has initiated preliminary work on …

University of Sri Jayewardenepura Allergy Immunology and Cell Biology Unit Director Dr. Chandima Jeewandara said that the recent outbreak of respiratory diseases in China caused by the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) …

Advanced cameras, scanners and detection equipment for air and sea ports Customs on cusp of record revenue target President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday proposed the setting up of a unified …

Fitch ratings yesterday upgraded Sri Lanka’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘CCC+’ from ‘RD’ (Restricted Default). This followed approval by creditors of the country’s US$ 12.55 billion International …

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will undertake a State visit to India from December 15 (today) till 17 at the invitation of President of India, Droupadi Murmu. This is the first …

The Government has stepped up measures to address rising coconut and rice prices, Trade, Commerce, Food Security, and Cooperative Development Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe told the Sunday Observer yesterday. With the …

The deep depression in the Bay of Bengal, which caused severe flooding across the country last week, intensified into a cyclone on Friday and made a landfall in Tamil Nadu …

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with the Sri Lankan authorities on economic policies to conclude the third review of the country’s Extended Fund Facility (EFF) …