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Acting Defence Minister inspects Turkish naval ship ‘TCG Büyükada’ - LankaXpress

Istanbul, Turkey · Istanbul

Acting Defence Minister inspects Turkish naval ship ‘TCG Büyükada’ - LankaXpress

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Sri Lanka electricity tariff hiked 15-pct from June 12

Tariffs · Colombo

Sri Lanka electricity tariff hiked 15-pct from June 12

ECONOMYNEXT – State-run Ceylon Electricity Board was given the go ahead to raise tariffs by 15 percent from June 12, the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka said. “We think it’s fair” PUCSL chairman K P L Chandralal told reporters. “We had a public consultation, and got everyone’s views.” The rates are below the 2024 levels, officials said. The bulk of the increase will fall on general purpose customers, who will see tariffs revert back to …See the Story

Sri Lanka Stocks Continue to Rise Boosted by JKH and Banks

Cricket · Colombo

Sri Lanka Stocks Continue to Rise Boosted by JKH and Banks

ECONOMYNEXT – The Colombo Stock Exchange’s All Share Price index continued its rise, boosted by interest in capital goods and banking shares, brokers said. The broader ASPI moved 0.90 percent, or 157.36 points, to close up at 17,657.60; while the S&P SL20 ended 1.48 percent, or 77.21 points higher, at 5,286.16. Turnover was 5.6 billion rupees. The ASPI was pushed by John Keells Holdings, which ended 0.60 rupees higher at 22.50; HNB, which rose 8…See the Story

Sri Lanka private credit expands Rs1.1trn in year to April 2025

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s private credit expanded 71 billion rupees in April 2025, easing from a 173 billion rupee surge in March, while credit to government expanded at a more moderate 57.2 billion rupees, official data show. In the 12 months to April 2025 private credit was 1,124 billion rupees, up from 244 billion rupees in the year to April 2024. Credit to state enterprises rose by 4.4 billion rupees in April, after rising 2.2 billion rupees…Cricket · Colombo Read Article

Sri Lanka runs risk of losing FAO research vessels till 2030 over SOP delay

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka will be deprived of key benefits in marine ecosystem research by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) due to the government’s delay in formulating standard operating procedures (SOP) to handle foreign research vessels, sources in the government and UN said. The FAO has coordinated the deployment of the “Dr Fridtj of Nansen” (F. Nansen), a state-of-the-art vessel to Sri Lanka from July 15-August 20 20…Cricket · Colombo Read Article

Alarming rise in heart disease among young adults, warns cardiologist - LNW Lanka News Web

By: Isuru Parakrama June 15, Colombo (LNW): Heart disease is increasingly affecting young adults aged between 20 and 40, Dr Gotabaya Ranasinghe, Consultant Cardiologist at the Colombo National Hospital, disclosed during a recent interview with Hiru TV. He discussed the growing concern surrounding sudden cardiac-related deaths amongst youth and the lifestyle factors contributing to the trend. Q: Sudden deaths amongst young people are being report…Colombo · Colombo Read Article

Landslide warnings issued for several areas in 7 districts

The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued early landslide warnings for multiple areas in seven districts as heavy rainfall continues in parts of the island. The landslide warnings would be in effect until 04:00 p.m. tomorrow (14), the NBRO said. Accordingly, the Level 1 (Yellow) warning has been issued for several Divisional Secretariat Divisions (DSDs) and surrounding areas in the Colombo, Galle, Kalutara, Kandy, Kegalle, Nu…Colombo · Colombo Read Article

Sri Lanka recruits mammoth 3,451 workforce to man elephant fences

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka has recruited 3,451 people into the state sector to maintain electric fences erected to keep elephants away from settlements. Electric fence maintenance assistants currently serving in the Department of Wildlife were given permanent posts as Electric Fence Maintenance Assistant Grade III by Environment Minister Dammika Patabedi. “This is the first time this government has given a large number of people appointments at onc…Elephants · Colombo Read Article

පළාත් රැසකට විටින් විට වැසි

NEWSNOW| – දිවයිනේ බස්නාහිර, සබරගමුව, මධ්‍යම, දකුණු සහ වයඹ පළාත්වල අද (14) දිනයේ විටින්විට වැසි ඇතිවිය හැකි බව කාලගුණ විද්‍යා දෙපාර්’තමේන්තුව පවසයි. විශේෂයෙන් බස්නාහිර සහ සබරගමුව පළාත්වලත් නුවරඑළිය, මහනුවර, ගාල්ල, මාතර සහ පුත්තලම දිස්ත්‍රික්කවලත් ඇතැම් ස්ථානවල මි.මී. 100 ක පමණ තද වැසි ඇතිවිය හැකිය. උතුරු පළාතේත් අනුරාධපුරය දිස්ත්‍රික්කයේත් වැසි වාර කිහිපයක් ඇති වෙයි. මධ්‍යම කඳුකරයේ බටහිර බැවුම් ප්‍රදේශවලත් උතුරු, උතුරු-මැද, සබරගමුව, වයඹ සහ දකුණු…Colombo · Colombo Read Article

Is It Wise To Use Father’s Brand In Politics? – A Branding Perspective - Colombo Telegraph

By Vipula Wanigasekera – Dr. Vipula Wanigasekera In branding, legacy can be a double-edged sword. In politics, where identity and emotional resonance are key, this becomes even more complex. Sri Lanka’s political landscape offers a fitting case study: Namal Rajapaksa and Sajith Premadasa — both sons of former Presidents — have inherited not only a surname but a legacy that shapes their personal brands. Both have been strategically styled and pos…Colombo · Colombo Read Article

Israel attack on Iran to increase cost of SriLankan flights to Europe, London: sources

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