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Sri Lanka's first battery storage plant and a floating solar farm join the grid
Sri Lanka's first battery storage plant (10 MW/40 MWh) and floating solar farm (5 MW) connected to grid.
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Hilton named Sri Lanka's top workplace for a second year as hotel sector dominates rankings
Hilton retained the No. 1 Best Workplace position in Great Place To Work's Sri Lanka rankings, while Amari Colombo was certified with a 91% Trust Index score.
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Sri Lanka joins 15th IMF–Japan High-Level Tax Conference in Japan
Sri Lanka joins 15th IMF–Japan tax conference on revenue mobilisation and tax administration.
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Sri Lanka given 7.5% weight in J.P. Morgan's new frontier bond index
Sri Lanka is among the eight largest components of the GBI-EM Edge, a US$330 billion benchmark covering 26 frontier markets, launching by end-September.
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Transport Minister publishes seven Lanka Metro Transit routes for late-September rollout
Bimal Rathnayake released route maps for seven metro bus services across Colombo. Launch dates, fares and timetables are still not published.
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Energy committee clears the order governing petroleum exploration bids, two months after it was gazetted
The Ministerial Consultative Committee on Energy approved the instrument setting out how investors bid for offshore blocks under the Petroleum Resources Act.
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President tells IMF mission Sri Lanka is ready to move from stability to transformation
President tells IMF Sri Lanka ready for transformation. Seventh EFF review and Article IV Consultation underway.
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Ten Sri Lankan exporters show lifestyle and giftware at Maldives hospitality fair
The Sri Lanka High Commission and the EDB took ten SME manufacturers to Food and Hospitality Asia Maldives 2026 with spa products, batik and giftware.
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Union Bank signs Toyota Lanka leasing tie-up with seven-year repayment terms
An MoU between Union Bank and Toyota Lanka opens vehicle leasing and loans to Toyota buyers, the latest in a run of dealer financing agreements.
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Importers say vehicle prices have fallen by about Rs. 1 million
The Vehicle Importers Association of Lanka says market prices have dropped significantly, reversing the sector's own warnings of steep increases a month ago.
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Vietjet signs Thales and CFM deals it says will support the Colombo route
Vietjet has expanded maintenance, avionics and engine deals with Thales and CFM, and says its Colombo-Ho Chi Minh City route stands to benefit.
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Two supermarket branches fined Rs. 400,000 over egg prices and altered labels
The Consumer Affairs Authority secured guilty pleas at Panadura Magistrate's Court against branches in Bandaragama and Matugama over pricing and expired stock.
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CSE selling broadens as ASPI breaks below 21,200 in third straight fall
ASPI closes down 128.72 points at 21,133.41. Breadth collapses to 46 gainers against 172 decliners, and one stock again accounts for nearly 40% of turnover.
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Sri Lanka Customs revenue passes Rs. 2 trillion, on course to beat 2026 target
Customs says it crossed the threshold on September 15 and is likely to exceed its full-year target. Motor vehicles are the single largest contributor.
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Hunas Holdings strikes a Japanese partnership for its property and hotel arms
The listed group's CSE filing names investor Yoshimichi Watanabe. EconomyNext reports the counterparty as Tokyo's CCH Inc; Hiru describes it as the individual.
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Polgolla Reservoir to be emptied for gate repairs; Kotmale generation halted in parallel
Water Management Secretariat says Polgolla will run dry for two and a half days from September 25, with Kotmale hydropower suspended overnight on September 26.
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Port City says US$2.1 billion secured, and reads the Modi–Xi thaw as an opening for Indian investors
CHEC Port City says 15 of 74 marketable lots are under binding agreement totaling US$2.1 billion, and hired a PR firm to boost Indian investor perception.
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Rupee drops 1.55 to 330.70 as bond yields jump, then reverse the next morning
Rupee weakens to 330.70 as bond yields spike, then reverse Wednesday. Treasury bill auction ongoing.
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Tourist arrivals pass 1.6 million, but September is running slower than August
SLTDA data shows 1,609,759 arrivals to September 14. The 74,637 visitors in the first fortnight work out to 5,331 a day — well below early August's pace.
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ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming passes Adani as Asia's richest person
Zhang's fortune has risen above US$105 billion as AI valuations lift private tech wealth past Asia's traditional industrial empires, Bloomberg reported.
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Cabinet clears 2027 Appropriation Bill for gazette and Parliament
The bill has been drafted by the Legal Draftsman and cleared by the Attorney General, ahead of a budget speech set for November.
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Cabinet awards Rs. 791mn Horton Plains road contract to Asset Engineering
The B512 stretch from Blackpool to Horton Plains was damaged during Cyclone Ditwah. Asset Engineering was the lowest of four bidders for the 6.8km rebuild.
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Rs. 9.18 billion September Aswesuma payment to be credited on Wednesday
Rs. 9.18 billion Aswesuma payment to 999,053 families on September 16, with second phase following day.
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China offers Sri Lanka smart farming tech and saline-tolerant hybrid rice
Ambassador Wei Huaxiang told Agriculture Minister K.D. Lalkantha China would share soil-monitoring apps and rice varieties that grow in seawater.