COLOMBO (News1st): Two senior leaders from the Industrial Hub of the Capital Maharaja Group have been recognised with prestigious Gold Awards at the CPM Management Leadership Excellence Awards 2026, highlighting their contributions to leadership, business performance and organisational growth.Nalin ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka's business activity continued to expand in August 2026, with both the manufacturing and services sectors recording growth, according to the latest Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) released by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.The data showed particularly strong momentum in ...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation has arrived in Sri Lanka and has already commenced discussions with local authorities as part of a key mission to assess the country's ongoing economic reform programme.Last week, Evan Papageorgiou, the IMF Mission Chief for Sri La...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Sri Lanka and India exchanged three key Memorandums of Understanding this morning, aimed at further strengthening defence and security cooperation between the two countries.The agreements were exchanged during Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s meeting with President Anura K...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Procurement documents related to Sri Lanka's coal import process over the past several years were submitted to the subject ministry outside the prescribed procedure and with delays, the Presidential Commission of Inquiry probing coal transactions was informed on Tuesday (18).The ...