Big boost for foreign investment into listed companies
Amendment to Land Restrictions on Alienation Act removes restriction of 49% foreign shareholding on listed companies if it holds freehold land…
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Over 700,000 affected by drought in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s Disaster Management Center says that more than 700,000 people have been affected by the dry weather that has…
PM calls on private sector to get involved in education reform
By Charumini de Silva Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday (14 September) called on the private sector to set up…
Response to claims that Sri Lanka was in a “Debt Trap” in 2014 due to “Chinese Loans”
By Ajith Nivard Cabraal, Former Governor, Central Bank of Sri Lanka Several Western analysts have carried out a relentless media…
Yahapalanaya: a disaster beyond management
by Malinda Seneviratne No offense to those who take disasters seriously (and we all should, let me add). No offense…
Sri Lanka Rupee hits fresh low
The Sri Lankan Rupee dropped to a new record low on Friday as the selling price reached 164.37 against the…
Aid to Sri Lanka never attached to politics: China
China welcomes the remarks made by Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, and the two countries’ cooperation under the China-proposed…
SL not in Chinese debt trap: PM
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday denied that Sri Lanka was in danger of spiralling into a debt trap from excessive…
My brother is certainly a contender – Mahinda Rajapaksa
The decision on whether to release those convicted for the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi by the LTTE…
Fresh policies needed for viable development: UN
Calls on Govt. to re-examine military budget allocation Says social and economic rights should be included in new Constitution Against trimming social security for debt servicing…