The Commission on Public Sector Salaries and Pensions opens at Malalasekara Mawatha on Tuesday and begins inviting proposals from trade unions and the public, the President's Media Division says.
The regulator says a 0.3% rise in supply costs did not warrant a tariff revision, with a Rs. 26.75 billion surplus from the first quarter carried forward.
Tourism funds will flow to districts from 2027; Ampara meeting backed Arugam Bay viewpoint project and new foreign employment office.
Bowathenna reservoir drains from August 17 for national desilting pilot; capacity fell from 56 to 23 million cubic metres.
Sri Lanka's H1 fuel import bill rose 58.8% to US$3.17bn; refined petroleum drove surge and current account slipped into deficit.
Bimal Ratnayake says 121 Metro buses are awaiting registration, 50 more are due from Japan, and depots will be built in Jaffna and Kandy before the end of 2026.
NTC to roll out digital monitoring system tracking bus speed, driver conduct, and violations with penalty points.
Seylan Bank Q2 profit rises 16.3% to Rs. 3.21bn; assets reach Rs. 976bn as Fitch upgrades rating to A+(lka).
Empty containers lost overboard from a merchant vessel are drifting 17 nautical miles west of Colombo and may reach the coast between Beruwala and Puttalam.
Fisheries bans small boats along Jaffna–Beruwala coast as winds threaten to reach 70 kmph.
The Asian Development Bank has added $100 million to its trade and investment reform loan for Sri Lanka, part of a $450 million package with Cambodia.
Brand Finance's Sri Lanka 100 2026 report puts combined brand value at Rs. 652bn, above the 2019 peak, with banks contributing 42 percent of the total.
Treasury figures show a first-half surplus against a Rs. 405.6 billion deficit a year earlier, as revenue rose 27.1% to Rs. 2.95 trillion.
Headline CCPI inflation rose from 6.8% in June, driven by food inflation nearly doubling to 6.3% even as non-food price growth eased.
A national workshop convened by the Digital Economy Ministry and GovTech reviewed a KPMG-drafted strategy for lifting digital export earnings to US$5 billion.
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation says there will be no August price revision, two days after signalling that falling global oil prices would reach consumers.
All 104 Lanka Metro Transit buses to launch in September with seven routes, cashless fares.
The National System Control Centre says there is no observed risk of power cuts in the near term, as the President convenes an energy stability meeting.
Odel PLC told the CSE that Zone 1 construction has recommenced and should finish in 18 to 24 months, with the second zone deferred indefinitely.
Railway canteen fined Rs. 500,000 for overpricing bottled water above MRP in Anuradhapura.
A senior engineer says only six contractors were allowed to bid for seven CEP3 Section 2 packages, eliminating competition and inflating costs.
The rupee closed stronger on Friday and bond yields edged lower, while the Colombo bourse ended the week marginally down on crossing-driven turnover.
Supreme Court finds glove-maker's ex-employee liable for trade secret leak to Korean competitor.
PM Harini Amarasuriya set out the National Tourism Vision for 2030 at the SLITHM graduation, calling for a tourism workforce of 800,000 people.