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Turkish Airlines upgrades Colombo flight to A350-900 aircraft

By admin on January 12, 2026
Multiple outlets are reporting: Turkish Airlines upgrades Colombo flight to A350-900 aircraft. Coverage mentions: aircraft, turkish, airlines, colombo, flight.

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EconomyNext
ECONOMYNEXT – Turkish Airlines, the flag carrier of Turkey, has upgraded its Istanbul – Colombo route flight to long-range, wide-body twin-engine jet airliner A350-900 aircraft, from the earlier A330-300 aircraft, the state-run Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) said. The move comes with the start of peak…
January 9, 2026 10:31 AM

Sri Lanka stocks close up, surging 3.45-pct over the week

By admin on January 12, 2026
Multiple outlets are reporting: Sri Lanka stocks close up, surging 3.45-pct over the week. Coverage mentions: close, week, share, price, index.

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EconomyNext
ECONOMYNEXT – Diversified financials and selected conglomerate shares advanced the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) All Share Price Index (ASPI) to close 0.54 percent higher from Thursday, data on its site showed. Market rose 3.45 percent from a week ago. The broader All Share Price Index…
January 9, 2026 11:37 AM

Sri Lanka rupee closes stronger, bond yields steady

By admin on January 12, 2026
Multiple outlets are reporting: Sri Lanka rupee closes stronger, bond yields steady. Coverage mentions: bond, closed, sri, lanka, rupee.

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EconomyNext
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 309.00/30 to the US dollar in the spot market Friday, stronger from 309.10/50 the previous day, having depreciated in recent weeks, dealers said, while bond yields closed broadly steady. A bond maturing on 15.12.2026 closed at 8.45/50 percent,…
January 9, 2026 11:40 AM

How did Julie Chung shape U.S.-Sri Lanka relations amid turbulence?

By admin on January 12, 2026
Multiple outlets are reporting: How did Julie Chung shape U.S.-Sri Lanka relations amid turbulence?. Coverage mentions: sri, lanka, julie, chung.

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EconomyNext
ECONOMYNEXT – As Julie Chung, U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka, prepares to depart Sri Lanka on next week after nearly four years, her tenure stands out as one of the most active and influential in recent diplomatic history. Arriving in February 2022, just as Sri…
January 9, 2026 12:51 PM

Sri Lanka central bank buys US$250mn in Dec, depreciating rupee : analysis

By admin on January 12, 2026
Multiple outlets are reporting: Sri Lanka central bank buys US$250mn in Dec, depreciating rupee : analysis. Coverage mentions: sri, lanka, central, bank, depreciating.

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EconomyNext
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s central bank has bought 250.8 million US dollars from the people in December 2025 creating new money and sold only 28.3 million dollars back to them, official data shows, depreciating the rupee by close to three units to the dollar in…
January 10, 2026 12:32 AM

Sri Lanka worker remittances up 43.2-pct to record high in December 2025

By admin on January 12, 2026
Multiple outlets are reporting: Sri Lanka worker remittances up 43.2-pct to record high in December 2025. Coverage mentions: sri, lanka, remittances, record, high.

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EconomyNext
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s official remittances rose 43.2 percent to a record monthly high of US$879.1 million in December 2025, while the total in the last year also reached an all time peak of US$ 8,076.2 million from a year ago, central bank data showed.…
January 10, 2026 8:36 AM

Sri Lanka December tourism revenue down 14.8 pct after survey change

By admin on January 12, 2026
Multiple outlets are reporting: Sri Lanka December tourism revenue down 14.8 pct after survey change. Coverage mentions: tourism, revenue, sri, lanka, december.

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EconomyNext
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s foreign exchange revenue from tourism in December 2025 fell 14.8 percent from a year ago to US$308.6 million, the central bank said, quoting tourism promotion authority data. The island nation’s tourism revenue has been lower since August last year compared to…
January 10, 2026 10:44 AM

Sri Lanka private credit surges to new high of Rs262bn in November

By admin on January 12, 2026
Multiple outlets are reporting: Sri Lanka private credit surges to new high of Rs262bn in November. Coverage mentions: private, credit, sri, lanka, high.

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EconomyNext
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s private credit volumes from commercial banks have surged to a new high of 262 billion rupees in November 2025, up from 246 billion rupees a month earlier, pushing 12-month growth to 26 percent, official data show. Private credit topped 10 trillion…
January 11, 2026 2:46 AM

Sri Lanka to get 15 more Bailey Bridges from India to connect Cyclone hit highways

By admin on January 12, 2026
Multiple outlets are reporting: Sri Lanka to get 15 more Bailey Bridges from India to connect Cyclone hit highways. Coverage mentions: bailey, sri, lanka, bridges, india.

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EconomyNext
ECONOMYNEXT – India will build 15 Bailey Bridges to through a 450 million dollar cyclone recovery package to reconstruct Sri Lanka’s damaged infrastructure, the Indian High Commission in Colombo said. A 100 foot Bailey Bridge was on the B-492 Highway along the Kandy–Ragala Road, was…
January 11, 2026 6:06 AM

Sri Lanka’s China-backed Hambantota Port eyes 2mn box capacity after 700-pct growth

By admin on January 12, 2026
Multiple outlets are reporting: Sri Lanka’s China-backed Hambantota Port eyes 2mn box capacity after 700-pct growth. Coverage mentions: sri, lanka, china, backed, hambantota.

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EconomyNext
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s China-backed Hambantota Port said its container handling volumes went up 705 percent to 428,036 twenty foot equivalent units in 2025, and it was planning to boost capacity to two million TEUs. Hambantota International Port Group, a joint venture between Sri Lanka…
January 11, 2026 3:03 PM

Migration Debate in Australia

By admin on January 12, 2026
Multiple outlets are reporting: Migration Debate in Australia. Coverage mentions: migration, debate, australia.

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The Sundaytimes Sri Lanka » Columns
Migration Debate in Australia…
January 11, 2026 11:42 PM

Govt urged to invest in coconut

By admin on January 12, 2026
Multiple outlets are reporting: Govt urged to invest in coconut. Coverage mentions: govt, urged, invest, coconut.

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The Sundaytimes Sri Lanka » Columns
Govt urged to invest in coconut…
January 11, 2026 11:42 PM

Imported poverty

By admin on January 12, 2026
Multiple outlets are reporting: Imported poverty. Coverage mentions: imported, poverty.

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The Sundaytimes Sri Lanka » Columns
Imported poverty…
January 11, 2026 11:42 PM

Melting pot of cultures

By admin on January 12, 2026
Multiple outlets are reporting: Melting pot of cultures. Coverage mentions: melting, pot, cultures.

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The Sundaytimes Sri Lanka » Columns
Melting pot of cultures…
January 11, 2026 11:42 PM