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Hayleys Retail Holdings Ltd to launch & scale supermarket business on Blue Yonder Platform

Hayleys Retail Holdings Ltd, today announced that it has selected Blue Yonder to build its grocery retail operations from the ground up with AI and connected supply chain technology. Hayleys Retail plans to open a number of stores in the near future to bring r...

IGP க்கு எதிரான நீதிமன்ற அவமதிப்பு வழக்கு: நீதவான் உடனடியாக இடமாற்றம்

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கிரிஷ் நிதி மோசடி வழக்கு: ஜானகி சிறிவர்தனவை மீண்டும் விளக்கமறியலில்

නඩු කටයුතු අවසන් කෝටි හතක මත් පෙති වනසයි

නඩු කටයුතු අවසන් වු රුපියල් කෝටි හතකට ආසන්න වටිනාකමකින් යුත් මත් පෙති හා කේරළ ගංජා තොගයක් හලාවත අංක 1 මහෙස්ත්‍රාත් අයි.පි.අයි.විමල් විරසිංහ මහතා ඉදිරියේදි වනාතවිල්ලුව ලැක්ටෝ වත්ත දහන උදුනේදි ගිනි තබා විනාශ කළේය.

பெண் பொலிஸ் பரிசோதகர் உட்பட ஐவருக்கு விளக்கமறியல் நீடிப்பு

Sri Lanka stocks close up, ASPI up 0.52-pct

Positive contributors to the ASPI were Carson Cumberbatch, Commercial Bank, Hatton National Bank, Dialog Axiata and Sampath Bank

අධිකරණ ලිපිකරු විභාගයේ ප්‍රතිඵල නිකුත් වෙයි

අධිකරණ කළමනාකරණ සේවයේ අධිකරණ ලිපිකරු III ශ්‍රේණිය සඳහා බඳවා ගැනීමේ සීමිත තරග විභාගයේ ප්‍රතිඵල නිකුත් කර ඇත.

Sri Lanka rolls out ‘One TRADE’ single window portal for tea, coconut exports

Serves as a single electronic entry point for traders to submit, receive, and process applications, declarations,

ආණ්ඩුවේ පොරොන්දු විතරයි - වැඩ නෑ

පාසල් උපකරණ වලට, සෞඛ්‍යට, අත්‍යවශ්‍ය ආහාර වලට වැට් බදු ඉවත් කරන බවට ආණ්ඩුවේ උදවිය දුන් පොරොන්දු තවමත් ඉටු කරගන්නට නොහැකි වී ඇතැයි ශ්‍රී ලංකා පොදු ජන පෙරමුණේ ජාතික සංවිධායක පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රී නාමල් රාජපක්ෂ මහතා පැවසීය.

Sri Lanka Freedom Party no longer a recognised political party

The Election Commission has informed the factions of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) that the party cannot currently be considered a formally recognised political party.

ගම්පහ මහේස්ත්‍රාත්ට හදිසි මාරුවක්

අධිකරණය දෙනු ලැබූ නියෝග ඉටු නොකිරීමෙන් පොලිස්පතිවරයා අධිකරණය හෑල්ලුවට ලක් කොට ඇති බවට තීරණය කරමින් අධිකරණයට අපහාස කිරීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් පොලිස්පතිවරයාට එරෙහිව චෝදනා ගොනු කරන ලෙස අභියාචනාධිකරණයේ සභාපති මිනිසුරුවරයාගෙන් ඉල්ලීමක් කළ ගම්පහ මහේස්ත්‍රාත් බන්දුල ගුණරත්න ම...

පිළිකා ඖෂධ ගොඩක් හිඟයි

පිළිකා මර්දන ඖෂධ රැසක හිගයක් පවතින බව විපක්ෂ නායක සජිත් ප්‍රේමදාස මහතා පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේදී අද පැවසීය.

Sri Lanka sells extra Rs3bn Treasury bills after auction

Bringing the total of bills sold in the week to 68.901 billion rupees.

සී.අයි. වරුණි යළි රිමාන්ඩ්

මෝටර් රථයක් මිලදී ගැනීමට මුදල් යෙදවීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් රිමාන්ඩ් ගතව සිටි කොටවිල පොලීසියේ පාලන අංශයේ ස්ථානාධිපතිනී ප්‍රධාන පොලිස් පරික්ෂක වරුනී බෝගහවත්ත ඇතුළු සැකකරුවන් සිව් ලබන 20 වැනි දා තෙක් යළි රිමාන්ඩ් බාරයේ තබන්නැයි මාතර ප්‍රධාන මහේස්ත්‍රාත් චතුර දිසානායක මහතා...

ஈடு செய்ய முடியாத இழப்பில் குடும்பத்தினர் தவிப்பு

Sri Lanka poverty rises to 16-pct as inflation drives living costs up

"The substantial rise in the poverty line highlights the importance of accounting for changes in the cost of living

End of the road for Ronaldo

Portugal legend Cristiano Ronaldo says he is retiring from international football.

Bangladesh Edge Bhutan to Begin SAFF Championship Campaign with Victory

Hosts Bangladesh began their campaign in the 15th edition of the SAFF Men’s Football Championship 2026 with a narrow 1-0 victory over Bhutan in their Group A encounter at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh, last night.

Death threats against tennis player after India loss

Britain’s Jodie Burrage has been receiving support from WTA staff at an event in India after being sent death threats on social media.

Democrats’ sweep cools oil, opening window for rupee and rate relief: FCR

The slide in oil prices after the Democrats’ sweep of the US Congress and a hung parliament in Israel is set to trim Sri Lanka’s fuel import bill and ease pressure on the rupee and interest rates, provided progress towards reopening the

JKH sees variable casino rent kicking in from next year

John Keells Holdings (JKH) believes the variable rent component from the City of Dreams Sri Lanka casino could become payable starting next year, as earnings from the integrated resort’s rental and other components more than

Sri Lanka named ‘Luxury Food Destination of the Year’ at UK Travel & Taste Awards

Sri Lanka has been named ‘Luxury Food Destination of the Year’ at the Travel & Taste Awards 2026 in the United Kingdom, with judges citing the wave of new boutique hotel groups redefining luxury on the island among the reasons,

Fitch lifts ratings of People’s Leasing, MBSL and CBC Finance on parent bank upgrades

People’s Leasing & Finance PLC and Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka & Finance PLC (MBSL) have been lifted two notches to ‘AA-(lka)’, while CBC Finance PLC moved a notch higher to ‘A+(lka)’, as last week’s upgrades of their

JAT Holdings lifts first half profit by 26.7% as overseas revenue more than doubles

JAT Holdings PLC grew Group revenue 36.0 percent to Rs. 7,007.1 million in the six months to 30 September 2026, as foreign revenue more than doubled.

Fitch revises SLT to ‘AA+(lka)’ on national scale recalibration

Sri Lanka Telecom PLC (SLT) has been revised two notches higher to ‘AA+(lka)’ from ‘AA-(lka)’ with a Stable Outlook, as the recalibration of Sri Lanka’s national rating scale lifted the telecom operator, whose rating remains tied to the

Broad-based rally drives yields lower across the curve

Secondary market sentiment turned decisively bullish yesterday, supported by the continued moderation in oil prices and an improvement in global risk appetite following the US midterm elections.

Indices close in green

Indices closed in green as a result of price gains in counters such as Commercial Bank, Dialog Axiata and Hayleys with the turnover crossing Rs. 5.4bn.

CMTA calls for budget action to plug Rs. 120bn revenue leakage linked to 15% depreciation

The Ceylon Motor Traders’ Association (CMTA) is urging the government to take decisive action in the upcoming national budget to abolish the 15 percent depreciation concession granted on used vehicle imports, in order to

Muthoot-backed Asia Asset Finance delivers 110% growth in first-half profit

Asia Asset Finance PLC (AAF), a subsidiary of Muthoot Finance Limited and a member of the Muthoot Group, recorded a 110 percent year-on-year increase in Profit After Tax (PAT) to Rs. 838.5 million for the six months ended 30