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Published on May 13, 2025
Enhanced Showery Conditions Expected in Southwestern Sri Lanka
38 Showery condition is expected to enhance in the Southwestern parts of the country up to some extent from the evening today (12). Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Galle and Matara …
Source: Daily News - Neutral -
Published on May 12, 2025
Sri Lanka updates sustainability roadmap as it faces a $10.85bn finance gap
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has released an updated sustainability roadmap, as the central bank governor highlighted the country’s need to increase its green investments to meet its climate goals. CBSL governor Nandalal Weerasinghe said Sri Lanka …
Source: Green Central Banking - Neutral -
Published on May 13, 2025
Sports Ministry will give maximum support to Sri Lankan athletes to win medals, says Minister
40 The Sport Ministry will provide all the necessary facilities for every sport in Sri Lanka to win medals in international tournaments and organize international tournaments in Sri Lanka said Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage at the opening ceremony of …
Source: Daily News - Neutral -
Published on May 13, 2025
Sexual harassment, road accidents and corruption in Lanka
According to media reports and police department statistics, during the 11 months up to January this year, Sri Lanka recorded 2,937 crimes against children. This number includes 1,526 cases of rape and 544 instances of serious sexual abuse. The Western …
Source: Daily Mirror - Pending -
Published on May 12, 2025
Sri Lanka’s Left in the Tariff Trap
“Katunayake FTZ workers skip travel home to vote due to high bus fares” reported a Sri Lankan news outlet on the morning of Monday, May 5, one day before local government elections. The headline captured in just a few words the quiet crisis unfolding in …
Source: Jacobin - Left-wing -
Published on May 13, 2025
Sri Lankan priest shapes next generation of artists
When he is not busy with pastoral engagements, Father Samantha Thushara can be found in his bustling art studio, located behind the stone facade of Holy Cross Church in Gampaha, Sri Lanka’s Western Province. From rising early in the morning to returning to …
Source: Union of Catholic Asian News - Indeterminate -
Published on May 13, 2025
“Govt to prepare Lanka industrialists for global supply chains”
39 The government’s main task is to prepare Sri Lanka industrialists to enter global supply chains and improve their competitiveness, Deputy Minister of Industries and Entrepreneurship Development chathuranga Abeysinghe told the Industry Expo 2025 Media …
Source: Daily News - Neutral -
Published on May 13, 2025
Applications open for Sri Lankan Entrepreneur of the Year 2025 awards
The Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka (FCCISL) has announced that applications are now open for the Sri Lankan Entrepreneur of the Year 2025 (SLEOTY) — the country’s most prestigious national award recognising excellence in …
Source: Daily FT - Pending -
Published on May 12, 2025
Sri Lanka Customs makes Rs. 430 Mn worth largest BIA Kush detection ever
Colombo, May 12 (Daily Mirror) - The Sri Lanka Customs this evening thwarted an attempt by a female British national to enter the country with a massive Rs. 460 million worth of Kush consignment, thus making it the largest detection of the Cannabis variety …
Source: Daily Mirror - Pending