By Wealth Trust Securities The foreign holdings of rupee-denominated Government Securities surged upwards recording a ...

Dollar depreciation in Trump 2.0 The US dollar index, coded DXY, stood at 98.59 in December 2025. The decline in the index ...

The President Anura Kumara Dissanayake-led National People’s Power (NPP) Government presented its first full-year Budget last ...

It begins the same way, every time. An adult man records intimate videos without consent. A woman pauses, unaware that the ...

The 48th Annual Navam Maha Perahera of the Hunupitiya Gangaramaya Temple took place in Colombo over two days, drawing large ...

With growing support of platinum partners, the Association of Professional Bankers (APB) Sri Lanka continues to strengthen ...

John Keells Stock Brokers (JKSB) has tipped that the All Share Price Index (ASPI) will reach 28,000 this year. This forecast ...

The Right to Information Commission (RTIC) has directed the External Affairs Ministry to release a $ 54.8 million loan ...

Reiterating its commitment to ‘Doing Well by Doing Good,’ Mastercard has launched its ‘Tap for Change’ campaign in Sri Lanka, ...

The current account reached a $ 1.7 billion surplus in 2025, up 43.8% from a year ago on record workers’ remittances and ...

Visa, a global leader in digital payments, together with National Development Bank PLC (NDB Bank), has launched Card Present Connect (CPC), an in-person digital payment acceptance solution powered by ...

CASH only’ or ‘enjoy discounts for cash payments’ are common signs that hang on Sri Lankan shop windows. Even the Welipenna interchange service area has many eateries that do not accept card payments.