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.
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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.
MPs urge swift microfinance law to curb excessive interest rates
A parliamentary committee has called for the Microfinance and Credit Regulatory Authority Act to be implemented quickly to protect borrowers from very…
Rs. 3 billion Koggala plant to make Sri Lanka’s first insulin
Sri Lanka's first insulin plant at the Koggala Export Processing Zone in Galle is expected to begin production in 2027, the Health…
Four-zone power cuts approved until Wednesday after Lakvijaya outage
PUCSL has approved rotating one-hour evening power cuts from 19 to 21 October after the Lakvijaya Power Station went offline.
Tourism earnings fall 9.2 percent in nine months
Sri Lanka earned US$ 2,245.2 million from tourism in January to September 2026, 9.2 percent less than a year earlier, Central Bank…
China Merchants quits US$392m Colombo port hub; SLPA to pay US$21.9m
China Merchants Port Holdings has withdrawn from the US$392 million Colombo port logistics hub, and the SLPA agreed a US$21.9 million settlement.