New cabinet to take oaths in Kandy on Wednesday

Chinese construction workers in Sri Lanka told to remain at site, lodging

Chinese construction workers in Sri Lanka have been told to confine themselves to the construction site and their lodging. The Immigration and Emigration Department has issued the advise as a precautionary measure to combat the spread of the coronavirus. There are hundreds of Chinese nationals employed in Sri Lanka on various construction projects.

31 Jan, 2020

Sri Lanka shipped a record 11.8 Million Kgs of tea to China in 2019

Sri Lanka shipped a highest ever 11.8 Million Kgs of tea to China in 2019, Asia Siyaka Commodities PLC said today. Just five years earlier the quantity was less than half at 5.3Mn Kg. There has been steady quantity growth year on year but in 2019 85% of tea shipped was in bulk form. China imported a total of 35mnkg in 2018 and Sri Lanka had a 29% share with shipments of 10MnKg, the tea broker said. Overall, it said that major producer exporter countries Sri Lanka, Kenya and India were all in

31 Jan, 2020

All annexes and exhibits of forensic report submitted

All annexes and exhibits of the Central Bank treasury bond scam forensic audit report have been submitted to Parliament, the Central Bank said today. Senior Deputy Governor at Central Bank of Sri Lanka Nandalal Weerasinghe told reporters today that on a request made by Parliament some documents which had not been presented earlier have now been submitted to Parliament. Five Forensic Audit reports on the Central Bank treasury bond scam tabled in Parliament last week were found to be incomplete.

30 Jan, 2020