Food inflation (Y-o-Y) accelerated to 2.8% in April 2026 from 0.7% in March 2026. Non-Food inflation (Y-o-Y) accelerated to 6.8% in April 2026 from 2.9% in March 2026, contributing significantly to ...

Sri Lanka exhibits a strong comparative advantage across its key agricultural export commodities, as reflected in Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) values that consistently exceed unity. Ceylon ...

A powerful new AI model from Anthropic is raising alarm across the global financial system. Called Mythos, it can detect and exploit hidden software vulnerabilities faster than human experts, ...

The European Union (EU)-funded “Together We Rise” initiative, implemented by World Vision and SAFE Foundation in Sri Lanka, is a €2.6 million project designed to strengthen civil society and promote ...

President of the Republic of the Maldives, Dr. Mohamed Muizzu will undertake a State Visit to Sri Lanka from 4–5 May 2026, on the invitation of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. This marks President ...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched a fertilizer support programme to assist smallholder paddy farmers in the Anuradhapura District whose fields were damaged ...

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, announced a partnership with WindForce PLC to develop Sri Lanka’s first utility‑scale 100‑megawatt (MW) solar power ...

As part of this collaborative effort, the ADB fact-finding mission under the Trade, Investment, and Industry Development Policy-Based Lending (PBL) Program (Subprogram 1) visiting Sri Lanka from 27 th ...

As one of the top offshore software development companies in Sri Lanka, EFutures, thanks to its established position in the space, has also obtained a front-row seat of trends as they ebb and flow, ...

Emerald Clothing Steps into Acquiring Selected HelaFactories, Safeguarding Jobs and Sri Lanka’s Export Base Emerald Clothing (Pvt) Ltd has stepped in to secure the continuity of key operations ...

Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) has recorded its highest-ever single-vessel performance, handling 10,407 container moves, equivalent to 15,113 TEUs, during the recent call of MSC INGY ...

A sharp constitutional standoff has emerged between the legislature and the executive after the Secretary to the Treasury, Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma, declined to appear before the Committee on Public ...