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Sri Lanka’s Tourism Promotion Bureau is the sole sponsor of Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union’s general assembly. The sponsorship, worth 100 million rupees, was extended to MTV for the four day event. It’s an unusually large sum for the bureau, which usually only offers 5-10 million rupees for events.
Regional Plantation Companies, whose plantations cover 20% of the island’s agricultural land, are paying discounted rent. Now the companies want their leases extended on similar terms. But industry veterans think the land should partly be sold and partly redistributed to workers.
Sinopec’s Hambantota refinery investment is now on ice. The negotiating committee recommended cancelling the $3.7 billion deal, signed last year during the president’s visit to Beijing. Meanwhile, the FSP and Northern parties snipe from the flanks.
Source: Sri Lanka Tourism Development AuthorityDespite tourist arrivals making large jumps to return to pre-crisis levels, there hasn't been a similar jump in hotel occupancy at Tourism Board registered hotels. Where are all the tourists staying?
Lost this evening? Sit down with two artists — one young and one old — at Barefoot. Berlin radio comes to Colombo, and then, somewhere, an art exhibition. Catch Brandon Ingram’s experimental Ubu,  it's in theatres, fleetingly. If you’re hoping to catch Harini
Police arrested the Homagama Crimes Division OIC on suspicion of involvement in a custodial death. He had been accused of torture at past postings in Trincomalee and Kalutara. Kumara’s post-mortem shows three broken ribs and bleeding in the brain.
University drop-out, Keells stockbroker, McDonald’s burger flipper, Anton Padmasiri is now the founder of Sri Lanka’s fastest start-up exit. He sits down to lunch with The Examiner to tell us his story, including why choosing Sri Lanka was the right decision and what it takes to win in an AI world.
The NPP’s general-secretary has $300,000 in fixed deposits, Sajith has 17 plots of land, and poor AKD has only 1.5 million rupees to his name –– asset declarations are out. Meanwhile, the opposition isn’t paying much attention to the budget. Some are writing letters to console each other.
Source: Department of Census & StatisticsHalf of all households burn polythene and plastic waste. 1/8th of households burn electronic waste.
The spectre of an American holiday is haunting Colombo. This evening, The Cauldron bubbles into an open mic, Fairway promises a buffet spookier than its real estate portfolio, and Water's Edge burns you at the steak. Underground, the Sinhala music scene comes alive. Kiku wants to hear
Port City is now picking up, after being a pile of sand for a decade. At least 150 companies have set up shop. But a closer look suggests that all may not be going according to plan. The zone has drawn local real estate speculators and questionable offshore companies, with few blue-chip investors.
Netizens cry that the wildlife department’s neglect killed Kavanthissa. The department says they did their best, arguing that social media and emotional narratives mustn’t dictate ecological priorities.
The sudden and torturously-long weekend power cut had the government sweating. But it may have bigger problems rounding the corner: the Americans have come to collect their dues. If not paid in kind, Sri Lanka could risk the wrath of Trump’s tariffs yet again.
Last month we asked “Has the JVP swallowed the NPP?” Andres Mejia Acosta and Mick Moore offer an alternative explanation: by imposing tight discipline on the coalition, the JVP is protecting it. Their justification doesn’t lack caveats, Latin America shows what the party shouldn’t become.
Sri Lanka's eggs are more expensive than Bangladesh, Kerala, or Pakistan. Should the cheapest source of protein be more affordable?
Lend your ears to Colombo’s redoutable Western classical music tradition. The Symphony Orchestra remembers Deshamanya Rohan de Saram, a British-Sri Lankan cellist, this evening. A weaker Lankan tradition is hip hop. Pair it with live instruments at The Sound Room. Grab a free matcha at Havelock City
As monks marched from Kandy to Colombo demanding a pardon for the monk Gnanasara, the government was busy updating prison rules. They plan to allow jailed monks to wear robes when appearing in court. Monastic orders will make the final call, deciding based on the vinaya.
Colombo South International College wishes the four-year-old’s parents came to them with their complaint, rather than going to the authorities. Their lawyers are defending the accused caretaker. When the child complained to her teacher, she didn’t do anything, the child’s mother said.
The Government is briefing its own MPs, arming them to combat criticism of the new anti-terror bill. But Unredacted learns some MPs harbour reservations themselves. The Mahanayakes refuse to endorse the SJB’s anti-government charges.
Source: Central BankLabour grade manpower in the plantation sector has steadily declined.
