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Sri Lanka tourist arrivals dip 1.7% in July to 196,845
Sri Lanka recorded 196,845 tourist arrivals in July, down 1.7% on a year earlier, with India, the UK and the Netherlands the top source markets.
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CoPF approves Rs. 71.7 billion relief package over Middle East conflict costs
Parliament's public finance committee clears Supplementary Estimate No. 03 of 2026, funded from the unused balance of the Rs. 500 billion Cyclone Ditwah.
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Fishing ban extended from Puttalam to Pottuvil as Red warning is reissued
Fishing ban extended Puttalam–Pottuvil as Red advisory reissued amid rough seas.
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Public sector salaries and pensions commission opens its office on Tuesday
The Commission on Public Sector Salaries and Pensions opens at Malalasekara Mawatha on Tuesday and begins inviting proposals from trade unions and the public.
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Electricity tariffs to stay unchanged in third quarter, PUCSL decides
The regulator says a 0.3% rise in supply costs did not warrant a tariff revision, with a Rs. 26.75 billion surplus from the first quarter carried forward.
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Rs. 173 million for Arugam Bay project as Ampara tourism funding shifts to districts
Tourism funds will flow to districts from 2027; Ampara meeting backed Arugam Bay viewpoint project and new foreign employment office.
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Bowathenna reservoir to be drained from August 17 for national desilting pilot
Bowathenna reservoir drains from August 17 for national desilting pilot; capacity fell from 56 to 23 million cubic metres.
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Fuel bill tops US$3.1bn as Sri Lanka buys refined, not crude
Sri Lanka's H1 fuel import bill rose 58.8% to US$3.17bn; refined petroleum drove surge and current account slipped into deficit.
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Metro bus service to reach Jaffna and Kandy by year-end, Transport Minister says
Transport Minister says 121 Metro buses await registration; 50 more due from Japan; new depots planned for Jaffna, Kandy.
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Transport Commission to roll out digital monitoring of passenger buses this year
NTC to roll out digital monitoring system tracking bus speed, driver conduct, and violations with penalty points.
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Seylan Bank June quarter profit rises 16% to Rs. 3.21 billion
Seylan Bank Q2 profit rises 16.3% to Rs. 3.21bn; assets reach Rs. 976bn as Fitch upgrades rating to A+(lka).
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17 shipping containers adrift west of Colombo Port; fishermen warned
Empty containers lost overboard from a merchant vessel are drifting 17 nautical miles west of Colombo and may reach the coast between Beruwala and Puttalam.
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Small fishing boats barred from sea along Jaffna to Beruwala coast
Fisheries bans small boats along Jaffna–Beruwala coast as winds threaten to reach 70 kmph.
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ADB doubles Sri Lanka reform loan to $200mn as Middle East conflict bites
The Asian Development Bank has added $100 million to its trade and investment reform loan for Sri Lanka, part of a $450 million package with Cambodia.
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Sri Lanka's top 100 brands reach record Rs. 652bn, passing pre-crisis peak
Brand Finance's Sri Lanka 100 2026 report puts combined brand value at Rs. 652bn, above the 2019 peak, with banks contributing 42 percent of the total.
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Sri Lanka posts Rs. 9.5 billion budget surplus in first half of 2026
Treasury figures show a first-half surplus against a Rs. 405.6 billion deficit a year earlier, as revenue rose 27.1% to Rs. 2.95 trillion.
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Colombo consumer inflation rises to 7.3% in July as food prices climb
Headline CCPI inflation rose from 6.8% in June, driven by food inflation nearly doubling to 6.3% even as non-food price growth eased.
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Sri Lanka reviews roadmap targeting US$5bn in digital exports by 2030
A national workshop convened by the Digital Economy Ministry and GovTech reviewed a KPMG-drafted strategy for lifting digital export earnings to US$5 billion.
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Fuel prices to remain unchanged in August, CPC says
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation says there will be no August price revision, two days after signalling that falling global oil prices would reach consumers.
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All 104 Metro buses to enter service in September on seven Colombo-area routes
All 104 Lanka Metro Transit buses to launch in September with seven routes, cashless fares.
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System operator rules out power cuts despite falling hydropower output
The National System Control Centre says there is no observed risk of power cuts in the near term, as the President convenes an energy stability meeting.
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Odel restarts Colombo 7 mall, scaling project back to a single zone
Odel PLC told the CSE that Zone 1 construction has recommenced and should finish in 18 to 24 months, with the second zone deferred indefinitely.
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Railway canteen operator fined Rs. 500,000 for selling bottled water above MRP
Railway canteen fined Rs. 500,000 for overpricing bottled water above MRP in Anuradhapura.
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Engineer questions RDA prequalification after expressway bids came in Rs. 17.9bn over estimate
A senior engineer says only six contractors were allowed to bid for seven CEP3 Section 2 packages, eliminating competition and inflating costs.