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HNB official banking partner for Sri Lanka Coffee Festival 2025
Daily FT
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HNB Managing Director/CEO Damith Pallewatte (centre) with other officials at Sri Lanka Coffee Festival 2025 HNB PLC has announced its continued support of the island’s growing coffee industry as the official banking partner of the Sri Lanka Coffee...
Sri Lanka moves to expand labour migration opportunities, woo Singaporean investment
Daily FT
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Labour Minister and Economic Development Deputy Minister Prof. Anil Jayantha Fernando holds high-level meetings with Singaporean State Ministers Meets State Minister of Manpower Dinesh Vasu Dash and State Minister of Trade and Industry, and...
Intex Sri Lanka 2025 Concludes as Textile Sourcing Hub
Textile Value Chain
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August 20, 2025
The 10th edition of Intex Sri Lanka concluded with remarkable success, marking a decade of fostering connections between global manufacturers, solution providers, and apparel industry stakeholders. This year’s event, held from 6–8 August 2025 at...
Can Sri Lanka be “China Plus One” country for Japanese investors?
Daily FT
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If we can play our cards smartly and wisely we can also target to be a “China Plus One” country to Japanese investors Our proposal on 5 August 2025, at the Annual General Meeting of the Sri Lanka-Japan Business Council, to create an exclusive...
SLANZBC hosts 30th AGM followed by panel discussion on “Accelerating Sri Lanka’s Digital Economy”
Daily FT
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Newly appointed Committee of Sri Lanka-Australia-New Zealand Business Council of The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce 2025/26 The 30th Annual General Meeting of the Sri Lanka-Australia-New Zealand Business Council (SLANZBC) of The Ceylon Chamber of...
Japan’s revolutionary “W.O.W” technology to debut in Sri Lanka
Daily FT
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Japanese innovation with 40 patents targets global health and wellness markets Sri Lanka becomes first international launchpad for W.O.W technology By Amira Cader A revolutionary Japanese technology with the potential to reshape sectors from food...
Sri Lanka’s energy crossroads: From crisis to clean powerhouse
Daily FT
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Sri Lanka’s energy transition is more than infrastructure—it is a matter of economic sovereignty, climate resilience, and social stability A nation running on borrowed power At 7:15 p.m. on a humid April evening in Colombo, the lights flickered...
Sampath Bank becomes Sri Lanka’s Best Retail and Best Commercial Bank
Daily FT
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Accolade for 11th consecutive year at World Finance Banking Awards 2025 Sampath Bank said yesterday it was recognised as Sri Lanka’s Best Retail Bank and Best Commercial Bank by the UK-based World Finance magazine at the World Finance Banking...
DFCC Bank marks 70 years of partnering Sri Lanka’s MSMEs
Daily FT
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In celebration of its 70th anniversary, DFCC Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to empowering micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across Sri Lanka. For seven decades, the bank has stood alongside resilient entrepreneurs, whether in...
Respite, for now, for bird migration hotspot at heart of Sri Lanka’s wind power dispute
Mongabay
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August 20, 2025
Amid mounting protests from locals and environmentalists, Sri Lanka’s president has suspended a proposed wind farm in Mannar, in the island’s north for a month, pending a review of ecological concerns. Scientists warn additional wind farms in the...
Sri Lanka’s Coconut Industry Faces Policy Vacuum amid Falling Prices
Lanka News Web
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August 19, 2025
Sri Lanka’s coconut industry, a key pillar of its agricultural economy, is facing renewed challenges as prices fell at the latest weekly auction, despite a modest recovery in production earlier this year. According to Coconut Development Authority...
AIA Singapore partners with Mount Alvernia to deliver sustainable, quality, and cost-effective healthcare solutions
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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This Memorandum of Understanding sets the stage for innovative collaborations aimed at enhancing patient experience, improving healthcare affordability and sustainability, and driving positive change in Singapore’s healthcare ecosystem. SINGAPORE...
Sri Lanka’s IT Growth and ‘Five Weapons’ for Economic Recovery
Lanka News Web
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August 19, 2025
By:Staff Writer August 19, Colombo (LNW): Sri Lanka’s Information Technology (IT) industry is emerging as a key driver of economic transformation, while policymakers call for bold strategies to secure long-term recovery after years of financial...
Researcher: Sri Lanka gaming regulator lacks credibility, autonomy
iGB
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August 18, 2025
Weeks after Sri Lanka’s first casino opened, lawmakers have approved legislation to form a gaming regulatory agency. But a researcher says the bill needs a major overhaul to "get it right". Sri Lanka, which just welcomed its first integrated...
UN Urges Sri Lanka to End Impunity and Deliver Justice
Lanka News Web
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August 19, 2025
By:Staff Writer August 19, Colombo (LNW): A new report from the United Nations Human Rights Office has called on Sri Lanka to take decisive steps to confront its history of conflict-related abuses, dismantle entrenched impunity, and implement...
Sri Lankan government fails to condemn Israel’s planned seizure of Gaza
World Socialist Web Site
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August 19, 2025
Sri Lanka’s Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna/National People’s Power (JVP/NPP) government has issued a hypocritical and cowardly statement expressing mere “deep concern” over Israel’s planned seizure of Gaza—following nearly two years of genocidal war...
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UN Honors Sri Lankan Aviators for Bravery
Newsfirst
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COLOMBO (News 1st); The Sri Lanka Aviation Unit, deployed under the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), has received high praise and official commendation for its exceptional...
Sri Lanka’s demand for US soybean meal continues to grow
nutriNews
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August 18, 2025
Back 19 Aug 2025 The US exported around USD 127.93 million worth of soybean meal to Sri Lanka in 2024 with a total volume of 277,111 tons, according to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). This makes Sri Lanka a significant importer of US...
Hartal held in Sri Lanka’s north and east seeking de-militarisation
The Hindu
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August 19, 2025
A symbolic hartal was observed on Monday [August 18, 2025] across Sri Lanka’s north and east, where a majority of the island’s Tamil-speaking people live, against militarisation that continues 16 years after the civil war ended. Many commercial...
Sri Lanka Tourism Sees Strong Surge in 2025
Newsfirst
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COLOMBO(News 1st); Sri Lanka’s tourism industry is experiencing a remarkable upswing, welcoming nearly 1.5 million visitors from January to mid-August 2025. The growth trend has been consistent, with most months recording double-digit increases...