Sri Lanka’s latest fuel price increase has triggered a renewed wave of anxiety across an already fragile economy, raising serious concerns that the country may […]
Year: 2026
Sri Lanka Increases Fuel Quota for Vehicles to Meet Rising Demand
FINANCIAL CHRONICLE – Sri Lanka’s government has revised the fuel quota provided under a QR code system, effective from tonight. Cars will now receive 25 […]
LankaLaw Emerges as Sri Lanka’s Leading AI Legal Platform
Colombo, Sri Lanka – LankaLaw, a homegrown legal technology platform introduced in 2023, is rapidly redefining access to legal knowledge in Sri Lanka, evolving into what […]
Iran Targeted Diego Garcia Base with 4,000 Kilometre Ballistic Missiles
Diego Garcia, a British Indian Ocean Territory and the largest of the islands in the Chagos Archipelago on July 02, 2013 in Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory.
Sri Lanka Sidesteps Russian Oil to Mitigate Tensions with the U.S., Says President
FINANCIAL CHRONICLE – Sri Lanka could not purchase oil from Russia as the island nation did not want to antagonize the United States of America, […]
Sri Lanka Partners with ICRC to Develop Comprehensive Missing Persons Database, Says Minister
FINANCIAL CHRONICLE — Sri Lanka is collaborating with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to establish a unified national database for missing persons, […]
Sri Lanka Secures Additional Rs3.3 Billion in Treasury Bill Sales Following Successful Auction
FINANCIAL CHRONICLE – Sri Lanka has successfully sold 3,369 million rupees worth of treasury bills offered on tap, with average interest rates of 7.61%, 7.91%, […]
GAZA: People, Not a Footnote
A land levelled – a people left to memory – history’s promise. Humanity’s failure COLOMBO – There are moments in history that refuse to fade. […]
Hormuz on edge – a global chokepoint under threat
The Strait of Hormuz, through which nearly a fifth of the world’s oil supply flows, has become the focal point of an increasingly volatile military […]
The Eastern question: tourism, territory or something in between?
There is a temptation in Sri Lanka to swing between two extremes: naïve openness and conspiratorial alarm. The truth, as always, sits somewhere in between. […]
The Politics of the Sky: Governments – not airlines – decide who flies
Airlines don’t choose routes. Governments do! COLOMBO Every international flight that departs or lands in a country does so not simply because an airline sees […]
Gratitude or geopolitics? Sri Lanka’s Iran–US balancing act
Loyalty or livelihood? Iran stood by us – but America buys our future! COLOMBO Should Sri Lanka be more aligned with Iran out of gratitude? […]
“We are not for hire in this war” – AKD draws the line
Masterterful diplomacy on the part of AKD Sri Lanka has taken a decisive – and risky – stand in the face of a rapidly escalating […]
IMF Leverage and the Shadow of US Influence: Sri Lanka’s Tightrope Ahead of Key Reviews
As Sri Lanka approaches the combined fifth and sixth reviews of its IMF programme, the process is being framed as a routine assessment of fiscal […]
Sri Lanka’s Tourism, Tea, and Textile Sectors Face Setbacks Amid Gulf Tensions
FINANCIAL CHRONICLE – Soon after the United States and Israel began bombing Iran on February 28, Sri Lanka’s stock market experienced its first casualty. The […]
Asian Paints Causeway Triumphs at Effie Awards for Revolutionary “AquaSafe” Campaign
Asian Paints Causeway, a leader in Sri Lanka’s coatings industry, secured the highest award in its category at the prestigious Effie Awards for its highly […]
ShirtWorks expands beyond Colombo with all-new premium SWX store in Kandy
ShirtWorks (SWX), one of the leading menswear retail destinations in Sri Lanka, is proud to announce the recent opening of its newest SWX store located […]
Sri Lanka Proposes Mattala Airport As Emirates & Qatar Airways Hub
One Mile at a Time – It’s being reported that the government of Sri Lanka has initiated preliminary discussions with both Emirates and Qatar Airways, […]