Sri Lankan shares end lower as industrials weigh Sri Lankan shares ended slightly lower on Wednesday, dragged by industrial stocks, with the crisis-hit nation... Published 25 May, 2022 05:23pm
Markets Industrial stocks drag Sri Lankan shares lower Sri Lankan shares settled nearly 1% lower on Tuesday due to losses in industrial and consumer stocks after the... Published 24 May, 2022 04:24pm
Markets Sri Lanka shares extend gains as financial, industrial stocks rise Sri Lanka’s stock market extended gains to a second session and rose over 2% on Monday, driven by financial and... Published 23 May, 2022 04:57pm
World Sri Lankan medicine shortage a death sentence for some, doctors say COLOMBO: A shortage of medicine caused by an economic crisis in Sri Lanka could soon cause deaths, doctors said, as... Published 23 May, 2022 11:50am
World Crisis-hit Sri Lanka expands cabinet, but no finance minister COLOMBO: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka appointed nine more ministers Friday to an “all-party government” tasked with... Published 20 May, 2022 05:41pm
World Sri Lanka appoints nine new cabinet members COLOMBO: Sri Lanka appointed nine new cabinet members on Friday, among them ministers for the critical portfolios of... Published 20 May, 2022 12:24pm
World ‘We are going to die’: Sri Lanka warns of food shortages COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s prime minister has warned of a food shortage as the island nation battles a devastating... Published 20 May, 2022 09:32am
Markets Sri Lanka central bank holds rates; reiterates need for political stability COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s central bank held its key interest rates steady on Thursday following a massive 700 basis... Published 19 May, 2022 12:21pm
World Sri Lanka parliament reconvenes, PM warns of critical shortages COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s parliament reconvened on Tuesday for the first time since violence flared last week and the... Published 17 May, 2022 12:32pm
World Sri Lanka needs $75 million in next few days for essential imports: PM COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s prime minister said on Monday the country needed to secure $75 million in foreign exchange in... Published 16 May, 2022 07:52pm
World Crisis-hit Sri Lanka set for uneasy ‘economic war cabinet’ COLOMBO: Sri Lanka was set to form a new cabinet on Monday as bitter political rivals make common cause to tackle a... Published 16 May, 2022 11:58am
World Curfew lifted for Buddhist festival in crisis-hit Sri Lanka, new PM picks cabinet COLOMBO: A nationwide curfew was fully lifted on Sunday to allow Sri Lankans to celebrate the Buddhist festival of... Published 15 May, 2022 12:12pm
World Sri Lanka protesters vow to continue anti-government campaign despite new PM COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s new prime minister will begin forming a unity government on Friday, but his appointment has... Published 13 May, 2022 11:26am
Markets Sri Lanka shares end higher on boost from industrial sector Sri Lanka shares rose more than 3% on Thursday as the industrial and financial sectors rallied, with the country’s... Published 12 May, 2022 06:24pm
World Sri Lanka defence chief rules out military coup COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s top defence official on Wednesday ruled out a military takeover despite the island nation’s... Published 11 May, 2022 05:26pm
World Sri Lanka orders ‘offensive’ to contain riots COLOMBO: Sri Lankan police have been ordered to go on the offensive and use live ammunition to stop rioting, a top... Published 11 May, 2022 10:39am
World Curfew in Sri Lanka after day of deadly unrest COLOMBO: Sri Lanka deployed thousands of troops and police Tuesday to enforce a curfew after five people were killed... Published 10 May, 2022 09:38am
Markets Sri Lanka shares end lower as industrial, financials weigh Sri Lanka shares on Friday closed lower for the third straight session, pulled down by industrial and financial... Published 06 May, 2022 05:10pm
Markets Sri Lanka extends credit line with India by $200mn for fuel COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has extended a credit line with India by $200 million in order to procure emergency fuel stocks,... Updated 02 May, 2022 03:27pm
World Sri Lankan central bank says all creditors will be treated equally COLOMBO: All Sri Lanka’s creditors will be treated equally in a planned restructuring of the country’s debt, its... Published 29 Apr, 2022 05:35pm
World Cash-strapped Sri Lanka to sell 'golden' visas COLOMBO: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka announced Tuesday it would sell long-term visas to attract desperately needed... Updated 26 Apr, 2022 04:44pm
Markets Sri Lanka exchange halts again after 13% plunge COLOMBO: Crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s stock exchange halted again Monday after a nearly 13 percent plunge, derailing the... Published 25 Apr, 2022 12:17pm
World Sri Lanka finance minister says India, World Bank consider further $2bn credit line COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s finance minister said on Friday India and the World Bank are considering extending about $2... Updated 29 Apr, 2022 05:35pm
World One dead after police fire on protesters in Sri Lanka amid bailout talks with IMF COLOMBO: Sri Lankan police fired live ammunition to scatter protesters on Tuesday, killing one person and injuring a... Published 19 Apr, 2022 09:26pm
World Sri Lankan president says regrets crisis, expands cabinet ahead of IMF talks COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s embattled president announced 17 new ministerial appointments on Monday, notably leaving out... Published 18 Apr, 2022 08:00pm
World Sri Lankan parties seek interim govt with new PM as IMF talks loom COLOMBO: Three political parties that recently withdrew from Sri Lanka’s ruling coalition have proposed forming an... Published 11 Apr, 2022 09:39pm
World Sri Lanka’s prime minister calls for patience as protests continue COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday said the country had reached a decisive juncture and... Published 11 Apr, 2022 07:32pm
World Sri Lanka’s surprise finance minister has a mountain to climb COLOMBO: When former justice minister Ali Sabry visited Sri Lanka’s president last Monday, it was for talks amid an... Published 11 Apr, 2022 01:17pm
World IMF says 'very concerned' about Sri Lanka's ongoing economic crisis COLOMBO: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Saturday it was "very concerned" about Sri Lanka's ongoing... Updated 09 Apr, 2022 09:59pm
World Sri Lanka seeking $3 billion in months to stave off crisis: finance minister COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will need about $3 billion in external assistance within the next six months to help restore... Published 09 Apr, 2022 05:34pm