Sri Lanka’s growing aging population will receive improved focus by the United Nations (UN) as efforts are underway to further strengthen capacitated Senior Citizen Committees (SCCs) in the Southern province.

A special programme has been launched by the Ministry of Tourism to increase the number of international airlines and private jets landing at the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA).

In a move to promote the gem and jewellery sector, a gazette notification for ordering gems worth up to US$ 3000 online received Cabinet approval this week.

Colombo is considered to be the most developed in terms of IT infrastructure and knowledge, however, it is not anymore the birthplace of ’’interesting’’ startups, says Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA).

At least three prominent members of Sri Lanka’s apex investment promotion agency, Board of Investment, have resigned from their positions with immediate effect, Mirror Business learns.

Sri Tourism has earned high media mileage at the ongoing Expo 2020 Dubai as the pavilion has been successful in obtaining over US$ 124,000 worth of media coverage showcasing the island nation as a tourist destination.

In a move to encourage the influx of foreign remittances, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) announced today what it called an “exclusive offer” for migrant workers for the December festival season.

Sri Lanka will soon launch a joint venture with Japan to lure in investors and tourists and a special promotional programme to expedite efforts is already underway, the Ministry of Tourism said.

British-born, Sri Lankan Australian Shemara Wikramanayake has topped Australia’s highest-paid CEO list.

The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) has initiated preliminary engagement with SpaceX in exploring the introduction of Starlink Internet Services in Sri Lanka.

Passengers traveling from the southern African region will be banned from entering Sri Lanka from tomorrow (28, Sunday) due to concerns over the detection of the new variant ’Omicron’, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced today.

India’s HCL Technologies (HCL), a leading global technology company, today opened doors to its largest facility in the country at the state-of-the-art Cinnamon Life complex.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa declared open today the newly constructed apron and taxiway constructed as a part of the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) Expansion Project.

The Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) announced today that it has decided to maintain the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) of the Central Bank at their current levels of 5 percen

Private sector stakeholders involved in agriculture will be allowed to import chemical fertilisers, weedicides, and pesticides from today.

Sri Lanka’s aviation traffic will increase further in the coming weeks with four new airlines gearing up to launch direct flights to the country starting December.

The first set of 25 Indian bloggers who were in Sri Lanka for a familiarization trip ended the visit yesterday on a ‘high note’, SriLankan Airlines said.

The local export sector crossed the US$ 1 billion mark for the fifth time this year with October fetching an export revenue of US $.1.16 billion.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) expressed commitment to further supporting Sri Lanka’s socio-economic development needs across diverse sectors.

In an effort to lure more tourists to Sri Lanka from its neighboring countries, initial talks have kicked off on exploring the option of having direct flights between the island nation and Bangladesh.

American multinational technology corporation, Microsoft Corp, yesterday launched the Imagine Cup competition 2022 for student developers across the world.

Singapore Airlines (SIA) today resumes daily services between Colombo and Singapore, increasing flight frequencies to seven times weekly from five weekly flights.

Economic policy think-tank, the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) yesterday called Budget 2022 a “stop-gap” budget rather than one that would set the framework for revenue mobilization, which is imperative given the current juncture the national

A total of five farmer groups consisting of 254 farmers has been able to obtain organic certification from internationally accredited certification bodies and are able to have improved access to international markets following the implementation of t

As the livelihood of the masses have been impacted due to fraudulent business activities of individuals and institutions seeking illicit profits, the government yesterday said its “fight against those unjust traders has not come to an end”.

Sri Lanka expects to reduce its budget deficit to 8.8 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2022, down from the 11.1 percent deficit estimated for 2021.

Employees attached to the public sector will be allowed to serve for longer periods with the retirement age proposed to be increased to 65 years.

Efforts will be taken by the government to uplift the agriculture sector so that more agri-businesses will be established in the country.

Open-source technology provider WSO2, today announced that the company has closed $90 million in financing from client vehicles advised by Goldman Sachs Asset Management Private Credit. The flexible capital solution will be used to accelerate WSO

Sri Lanka’s MAS Holdings today said one of its subsidiaries, MAS Brands, which owns and operates the retail lingerie business under the brand amanté, was acquired by Reliance Retail Ventures Limited, a subsidiary of India’s Ambani-owned Reliance