ADB approves $100 million for Sri Lanka’s poor and elderly
The Asian Development Bank has approved $100 million to expand social protection, livelihoods and eldercare for poor households in Sri Lanka.
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Inflation holds at 8.1 percent as food prices rise faster
Sri Lanka's NCPI inflation stayed at 8.1 percent in September 2026, with food inflation rising to 6.9 percent, the Census and Statistics…
Tax and Excise departments sign pact to share intelligence on money laundering
The Inland Revenue and Excise departments signed an MoU on Wednesday to share intelligence and run parallel probes into tax evasion and…
Norochcholai plant to restart Thursday after 250 MW shortfall
The National System Operator expects the Norochcholai coal plant to resume generation on Thursday after a shutdown that led to scheduled power…
Low-quality coal added over Rs. 15 billion to power costs, parliamentary report finds
A parliamentary committee report says inferior coal at the Norochcholai plant cost more than Rs. 15 billion extra, as power cuts continue…
Norochcholai shutdown: one-hour power cuts continue in four zones
One-hour scheduled power cuts continued across Sri Lanka after all three Norochcholai coal plant units shut down following Saturday's countrywide outage.
Terror Bill could cost Sri Lanka its EU trade concession, apparel exporters warn
Apparel exporters and legal experts say the proposed replacement for the PTA could jeopardise GSP+ duty-free access to the EU, which supports…
Imported car and three-wheeler tyres face mandatory SLS tests
Cabinet has approved regulations making SLS testing mandatory for imported passenger car and three-wheeler tyres, now headed to Parliament.
Cabinet clears Public-Private Partnership Bill for gazetting
The Cabinet has approved gazetting the Public-Private Partnership Bill, which would create a National Agency for Public-Private Partnerships, before it goes to…
Norochcholai unit still offline after blackout; Govt rejects coal claim
Cabinet Spokesperson Nalinda Jayatissa said Norochcholai Unit 1 is offline after the 17 October blackout and denied a link to coal quality.