Today’s headlines from Sri Lankan news sites, and what Pitu.lk’s own writers have to say.
Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) honoured Kavindu Perera for over a decade of dedication and service to the team as he retired from international rugby with the completion of the Asia Rugby second leg Sevens in Colombo last month.
Read on Daily Mirror SportDavid Warner labelled Australia “terrible”, “utterly disgraceful” and “un-Australian” as his former side crumbled under the pressure of a final-day chase and allowed South Africa to charge to a famous Test and series victory in Cape Town.
Read on Daily Mirror SportTenerife striker Jesus de Miguel has died after the 30-year-old suffered a serious injury during a Spanish second-division match.
Read on Daily Mirror SportFollowing national rating scale recalibration
Read on EconomyNextIn the wake of the latest bird strike which damaged the jet engine blades of SriLankan Airlines flight UL 503 bound to London, airport authorities, along with the relevant stakeholders, have stepped up action to ensure aviation safety against possible wildlife...
Read on Daily Mirror"The exact same thing happened in the tile industry, turning it into a protected duopoly.
Read on EconomyNextThe continued upward trend in real estate prices, together with the banking sector’s increasing exposure to real estate activities, warrants continued monitoring, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) said, warning that a sharp correction in property prices cou...
Read on Daily FTFort Magistrate Pasan Amarasena today ordered that the decision on the request to lift the overseas travel ban imposed on former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in connection with the investigations into the Easter Sunday terror attacks be delivered on November 2...
Read on Daily MirrorFitch Ratings has revised Sri Lanka Telecom PLC’s (SLT) National Long-Term Rating to ‘AA+(lka)’ from ‘AA-(lka)’ following the recalibration of the Sri Lankan National Rating scale. The Outlook is Stable. The recalibration reflects changes in the relative credi...
Read on Lanka Business OnlineFitch Ratings has upgraded Kotagala Plantations PLC’s National Long-Term Rating to ‘B-(lka)’, from ‘CCC(lka) and assigned a Stable Outlook. The upgrade factors in improving liquidity as Kotagala accessed new bank financing in the financial year ended March 202...
Read on Lanka Business OnlineCFA Society Sri Lanka, in collaboration with Deloitte, will host a professional development programme titled “Demystifying Key Concepts to Successful Mergers and Acquisitions” on Thursday, 5 November 2026, from 8.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. at Courtyard by Marriott,...
Read on Lanka Business Online“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt, Second Inaugural Address, 20 January 1937. By Prof. Asoka.S.Seneviratne Intro...
Read on Lanka Business OnlineSri Lanka’s leading universities slid to their lowest positions in four years in the QS World University Rankings: Asia 2027, with the University of Colombo dropping 46 places to 364th, as regional rivals moved ahead while its own score barely changed, QS told...
Read on Daily MirrorJohn Keells Holdings PLC (JKH) yesterday said profit attributable to equity holders of the parent rose 213% to Rs. 5.17 billion in the second quarter of 2026/27, from Rs. 1.65 billion a year earlier, while Group profit before tax (PBT) increased 2% to Rs. 7.95...
Read on Daily FTDespite being granted bail in the Krrish case, Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa was taken back into prison custody after completing the bail formalities, pending his production before the Colombo Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar in connection with the alleged...
Read on Daily MirrorParliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa, who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) over an alleged Rs. 70 million bribe, was ordered to be released on bail by Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama.
Read on Daily MirrorThe 1983 communal riots, which are widely regarded as the immediate trigger for Sri Lanka’s three-decade-long civil war, have come back into the political limelight, with 50 government MPs seeking a parliamentary inquiry into the incident.
Read on Daily MirrorThe Government’s Budget swung to a surplus of Rs. 9.5 billion in the first half of 2026 from a deficit of Rs. 405.6 billion a year earlier, as a surge in revenue and lower execution of capital expenditure
Read on Daily FTA large number of people have visited the Inland Revenue Department’s (IRD) head office to obtain Taxpayer Identification Numbers (TIN), resulting in severe congestion.
Read on Daily MirrorPresident Anura Kumara Dissanayake has pledged further tax cuts in next month’s Budget, saying the reductions would be made without jeopardising the Government’s revenue target.
Read on Daily FTThe Government in partnership with the World Bank Group and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), yesterday announced the launch of the Sri Lanka AgriConnect Joint Implementation Plan, a coordinated effort to transform the country’s agrif...
Read on Daily FTSecurities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Senior Prof. Hareendra Dissabandara has called on the Government to make capital market development part of its growth strategy in the forthcoming Budget. He warned that Sri Lanka cannot reach higher growth by...
Read on Daily FTSri Lanka yesterday formally joined the global Orange Movement as the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) and the Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) signed an MoU to bring Orange Bonds into the local capital market.
Read on Daily FTFinance and Planning Deputy Minister Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando yesterday said the Government’s capital market policies would be far more visible in the 2027 Budget, conceding that steps taken over the past two years had not been widely seen, leading some to c...
Read on Daily FTSri Lanka’s export sector posted its highest-ever monthly performance in September 2026, with total earnings surpassing $ 1.69 billion and reflecting a 17.23% year-on-year (YoY) growth driven by strong
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