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No cash crunch for development projects: President
LOCALMain Story

No cash crunch for development projects: President

President Maithripala Sirisena on Tuesday assured that there was no cash crunch in the Government, nor lack of support from…

byFaraz Shauketaly23/08/2018
Former Sri Lankan President denies report of China funding his election campaign
LOCALMain Story

Former Sri Lankan President denies report of China funding his election campaign

Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Sunday denied the allegations reported in a New York Times article that his…

byFaraz Shauketaly02/07/2018
Time’s Up: Women launch campaign to fight sexual harassment
WORLD

Time’s Up: Women launch campaign to fight sexual harassment

More than 300 actresses, writers and directors have launched a project to help fight sexual harassment in the film industry…

byFaraz Shauketaly02/01/2018
Malaysia’s 1MDB Fund Spawns Worldwide Probes: QuickTake Q&A
Main StoryWORLD

Malaysia’s 1MDB Fund Spawns Worldwide Probes: QuickTake Q&A

By Shamim Adam and Laurence Arnold Malaysia’s state-owned investment fund, 1MDB, was supposed to attract foreign investment. Instead, it has…

byFaraz Shauketaly19/12/2017
Sri Lanka to launch Rs. 3 bn fund to develop IT industry
BUSINESS

Sri Lanka to launch Rs. 3 bn fund to develop IT industry

The Sri Lankan government will launch IT Initiative, an exclusive fund to develop the IT industry with the assistance of…

byFaraz Shauketaly10/11/2017

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  • UAE Exits OPEC, Significantly Impacting Global Oil Producers Alliance
  • Oil prices surge past $110, reaching a three-week high.
  • Sri Lankan Rupee Settles at 319.00/320.00 Against the US Dollar as Bond Yields Remain Stable
  • Sri Lanka Announces Recruitment of 9,800 Contract Positions in Public Sector
  • Business Confidence Plummets Once More
SPORTSTOP STORY

Shammi Steps Down – But Who Takes Guard?

byFaraz Shauketaly 29/04/202629/04/2026
BUSINESS

NDB Bank Fraud: Shanil Fernando Resigns from NDB Board

byEditor 29/04/202629/04/2026
BUSINESSTECHNOLOGY

Lanka Data Net (LDN) is Sri Lanka’s leader in structured data collection and AI data access

byEditor 29/04/202629/04/2026
BUSINESSCORRUPTION / EXPOSEFEATURED

The Deal, The Silence and The Unknown

byFaraz Shauketaly 28/04/202628/04/2026
FEATURED

The Man Who Taught Private Television to Speak Freely: The Shan Wickremesinghe Story

byEditor 27/04/202627/04/2026
OPINIONSPOLITICS

AKD & Co: Ideologically Left in Origin, but Operationally Pragmatic-Centrist with IMF-Constrained Economic Governance

byFaraz Shauketaly 27/04/202627/04/2026

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