As the Government races towards their first Budget, it must look at Sri Lanka’s startup ecosystem as a way to restart the economy and as a way to create the exponential growth required to pay the debt.

Several members of the powerful Rajapaksa family and close associates have been charged with an array of offences over the years, including corruption and even murder – all of which are still pending in the courts.

As China refines its strategy on the Indian Ocean island, it is posing a significant challenge to Japan’s long-held influence in Sri Lanka.

But none of that group is likely to cut through with Aussie audiences like Jayasuriya’s namesake - though no relation - the iconic former Sri Lankan opener and skipper Sanath Jayasuriya, appointed the side’s full-time coach in October having taken over on an interim basis in July.

Sri Lanka’s Corporate Income Tax (CIT) collection is notably lower than other South Asian countries, despite having a higher tax rate. In 2023, Sri Lanka’s CIT revenue collection was 2.0% of GDP, with a CIT rate of 30%.

Pathum Nissanka is almost certainly out of the first Test against Australia, as he continues to recover from the groin strain he sustained during the third T20I against New Zealand, earlier this month.

Sri Lanka's foreign minister said on Wednesday that the South Asian island nation had signed an agreement with Chinese state energy giant Sinopec to fast-track a proposed $3.7 billion oil refinery in its southern port city of Hambantota.

Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former Sri Lankan president, faces money laundering charges amid renewed anti-corruption efforts.

Air Vice Marshal Vasu Bandu Edirisinghe has been appointed as the new Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF)

The government has procured 350 units of high-resolution cameras and fingerprint scanners for its Sri Lanka Unique Digital Identity project.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has held talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, one month after visiting India on his first overseas trip since winning election in September