Aloe Blacc arrives in Sri Lanka

Colombo, March 10 (Daily Mirror) - American musician and entrepreneur Aloe Blacc arrived in Sri Lanka a short while ago to seek investment opportunities in Sri Lanka, a spokesman for the President’s Media Division (PMD) said. Blacc is arriving in Sri Lanka …

COPF questions conduct of Sri Lanka Insurance Company

By Yohan Perera and Ajith Siriwardana  Colombo, March 10 (Daily Mirror) - The Committee on Public Finance (COPF) questioned the conduct of Sri Lanka Insurance Company (SLIC) and thereby took the insurance regulator to task for this failure.  "I …

Sri Lanka's garment exports up 22.7% to $428 million in Jan 2025

IML 2025: Sanga’S Ton Helps Sri Lanka Masters Send England Masters Packing

(MENAFN- IANS) Raipur, March 10 (IANS) Kumar Sangakkara rolled back the years with a scintillating century to guide Sri Lanka Masters to a commanding nine-wicket victory over England Masters and propel the Islanders to the top of the points table in a …

Sri Lankan Defense Budget Grows Despite Troop Reductions

In its 2025 budget, the Sri Lankan government has allocated its Ministry of Defense (MoD) 442 billion Sri Lankan rupees (around $1.5 billion), a 3 percent increase from $1.45 billion in 2024, and up 15 percent from $1.3 billion in 2023. Only the Ministries …

More Than 3,000 Sri Lankans Illegally Migrate to India in Six Months

Many people settled in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu Human trafficking led by Imran Hajiyar in Sri Lanka and Mohammad Ibrahim in India   New Delhi – Intelligence agencies have uncovered fresh evidence of infiltration from Sri Lanka into India. Officials have …

President awards 'Sri Sannas Patra'...

The ceremonial awarding of the 'Sri Sannas Patra' to the newly appointed Supreme Mahanayaka Thera of the Sri Lanka Amarapura Maha Nikaya, Most Venerable Karagoda Uyangoda Maithree Moorthi Maha Nayaka Thera was held today at the BMICH under the …

IMF Chief congratulates Sri Lanka on economic progress

Kristalina Georgieva, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), congratulated Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on the country’s notable economic progress.  In their first virtual meeting, Georgieva emphasised the …

Sri Lanka procures digital national ID cards from Thales – r

The Department of Registration of Persons procured 700,000 polycarbonate cards from Thales for its Electronic National Identity Card (e-NIC) project to be implemented by year-end, top officials said. “In addition to the 700,000 cards in position, we still …

President urges revamp of Sri Lanka Insurance corporation for economic

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stressed the importance of transforming the Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation (SLIC) into a key economic contributor.  During a meeting with Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation (SLIC) officials, he emphasised the need for …