5+ day, 37+ min ago   (1482+ words) Wednesday September 9, 2026 2:42 pm ECONOMYNEXT – India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said talks with Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake have been ‘highly productive’. “Today, in Colombo, I held a highly productive meeting with His Excellency Anura Kumara Dissanayake, President of…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1453+ words) Wednesday September 9, 2026 4:25 pm ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake urged visiting Indian Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh to help the island nation’s efforts in combating drug trafficking while promising no harm to the Indian Ocean’s peace, his office said…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1628+ words) Tuesday September 8, 2026 12:45 pm “If foreign investors perceive that Sri Lanka does not have an independent judiciary, does not have democracy, especially that there is no trust in the justice system, what will happen? “There will be less foreign direct investments…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (22+ words) Sri Lanka’s anti-graft body challenges amendments to Anti-Corruption Act EconomyNext 500 - Internal Server Error Please refresh this page or try again later....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1635+ words) Monday August 31, 2026 8:38 pm ECONOMYNEXT – The Sri Lankan government hosted high-level talks at the Presidential Secretariat to chart a road map for developing the island nation’s mineral sector in line with its export-oriented National Mineral Policy 2026, the President’s office said. Chaired…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1621+ words) Saturday August 29, 2026 3:00 pm Kaspersky ICS CERT’s recent report highlights that modern space security is no longer just about guarding physical satellites in orbit. According to publicly available data, over 100 cyber incidents targeting space systems were recorded between 1957 and the early…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1254+ words) Tuesday August 25, 2026 2:57 pm ECONOMYNEXT — Sri Lanka’s Cabinet has approved an infrastructure restoration project funded by China to rebuild 14 bridges damaged by Cyclone Ditwah, minister Nalinda Jayatissa said. The initiative targets key transport links across five provinces: Western, Sabaragamuwa, North Western,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1521+ words) Tuesday August 25, 2026 12:38 pm ECONOMYNEXT – Water supply to parts of Sri Lanka’s Western Province have been restored, the National Water Supply and Drainage Board said, after tests confirmed that the water quality was safe and in compliance with prescribed quality standards....

3+ week, 23+ hour ago   (1354+ words) Sunday August 23, 2026 3:40 pm ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka will announce the launch of its licensing round for oil and gas exploration this year, the island nation’s state-run Petroleum Development Authority (PDASL) said. “The licensing round is a strategic initiative to invite global…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1168+ words) Friday August 21, 2026 4:00 pm ECONOMYNEXT – Anjalie Munasinghe, Manager, PR & Social Intelligence, at Mark and Comm, a Sri Lanka public relations and communications agency, has been appointed Secretary of CIPR International. This is the international chapter of the Chartered Institute of Public…...