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Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Match Preview – ICC Women’s World Cup 2025, Match 15
Sri Lanka will face New Zealand in the 15th match of the ongoing ICC Women's World Cup 2025. The match is scheduled to be played on Tuesday (October 14) at the R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. Sri Lanka will be desperate to win the upcoming match...

Sri Lankan leader seeks deeper ties with Japan
Japan gave a helping hand to Sri Lanka, which is now emerging from its recent period of economic chaos. The leader of the strategically important South Asian island nation visited Tokyo and Osaka last month with the aim of deepening ties and...

Sri Lanka Women vs New Zealand Women Live Score Updates, ICC Womens World Cup 2025: When will the toss take place?
02:31:20 PM IST, 14 Oct 2025 In Colombo, spinners have consistently excelled, and today should be no different. Historically, the White Ferns have been formidable, winning 13 out of 15 matches against Sri Lanka in this format. Can Sri Lanka unite...

Sri Lanka regulator denies electricity tariff hike to CEB
ECONOMYNEXT – Net foreign assets of Sri Lanka’s central bank have risen to the equivalent of 1,710 million US dollars in August 2025, up from 1,468 million dollars, after a marginal rise in the previous month, official data shows. Sri Lanka’s...

Sri Lanka central bank net reserves rise as some inflationary swaps unwound
ECONOMYNEXT – Net foreign assets of Sri Lanka’s central bank have risen to the equivalent of 1,710 million US dollars in August 2025, up from 1,468 million dollars, after a marginal rise in the previous month, official data shows. Sri Lanka’s...

Sri Lanka’s state-run salt firm to double production with planned 1,000-acre PPP
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s state-owned National Salt Limited is in the process of doubling its production capacity by boosting the land area of Northern Saltern in Elephant Pass via a Public Private Partnership (PPP) project, a top official said....

Sri Lanka sells Rs162.1bn in 2030, 2033, 2037 bonds
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 302.60/70 to the US dollar on Tuesday, weaker from 302.59/62 the previous day, while bond yields were broadly steady, dealers said. A bond maturing on 15.02.2028 was quoted at 9.05/15 percent. A bond...

Sri Lanka’s Easter Carnage: What Ravi Knows That We Don’t
It has been reported that SLMC MP Nizam Kariapper is likely to find himself in hot water over his social media post that Secretary to the Public Security Ministry and former Senior DIG of the CID Ravi Seneviratne revealed before the High Posts...

Sri Lanka: Ex-President Denies Ownership of Building Near Kataragama
Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has categorically denied recent media reports claiming that a building located near the Menik Ganga in Kataragama belongs to him, describing such claims as completely false and misleading. In a statement,...

Sri Lankan Travel Firm Earns International Acclaim at Prestigious Global Awards
October 14, Colombo (LNW): In a significant boost to Sri Lanka’s presence on the global tourism stage, Expo Leisure has achieved a landmark victory at the 2025 World Travel Awards, emerging as one of the first companies from the island nation to...

White Ferns v Sri Lanka live updates: Women’s Cricket World Cup
Live updates of the Cricket World Cup clash between the White Ferns and Sri Lanka in Colombo. White Ferns earn first win over Bangladesh New Zealand captain Sophie Devine continued her golden run of form with a gutsy 63 to help the Kiwis to their...

Sri Lanka Sees Continued Growth in Tourist Arrivals as October Figures Climb
October 14, Colombo (LNW): Sri Lanka’s tourism sector continues its upward trajectory, with over 62,000 international visitors recorded in just the first 12 days of October, according to figures released by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development...

New Zealand Women vs Sri Lanka Women Free Live Streaming Online of ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025: How To Watch NZ-W vs SL-W CWC Match Free Live Telecast in India?
New Zealand Women vs Sri Lanka Women Free Live Streaming Online and TV Telecast Details: Match 15 of the ICC Women's World Cup 2025 is upon us and it will see the New Zealand Women's National Cricket Team take on the Sri Lanka Women's National...

Titanium Sands secures Stage-2 funding for Sri Lankan mineral sands project
Titanium Sands has confirmed it has secured Stage 2 debt funding to advance its Mannar Island project in northwest Sri Lanka that is rich in heavy mineral sands that contain lucrative titanium minerals. Geomorphologically, Mannar Island is a...

India Amends Forex Rules to Enable Rupee Lending to Bhutan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka
The Indian government has amended the Foreign Exchange Management (Borrowing and Lending) Regulations, 2018, allowing Indian banks and their overseas branches to lend in Indian Rupees to banks or individuals residing in Bhutan, Nepal, and Sri...
1st LD-Writethru: Xi meets Sri Lankan PM
BEIJING, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday met with Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya, who is in Beijing for the Global Leaders' Meeting on Women. Noting that China and Sri Lanka boast a long traditional...

‘Indian Army let him down’: Mani Shankar Aiyar defends Rajiv Gandhi's Sri Lanka policy
Former Union Minister and Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Sunday blamed the Army for “letting down” former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and for the collapse of his Sri Lanka policy. He said that Gandhi stayed firm on what he believed was the...
Live: White Ferns takes on Sri Lanka
The White Ferns take on Sri Lanka at 10:30pm for their fourth match-up of the Women's Cricket World Cup. The Ferns started the tournament with losses to Australia and South Africa before notching up their first win against Bangladesh on Saturday....

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Live Streaming, Women's World Cup 2025: When, where to watch SL W vs NZ W live on TV, online
In nearly similar conditions last year in the UAE, New Zealand were crowned the Women's T20 World Cup winners. However, the Sophie Devine-led side has struggled thus far in the ongoing ODI World Cup, with losses against Australia and South Africa...
Puducherry CM writes to External Affairs Minister seeking release of fishermen from Sri Lankan custody
Puducherry Chief Minister N. Rangasamy. File | Photo Credit: S.S. Kumar Puducherry Chief Minister N. Rangasamy has written to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, urging him to help secure the release of 17 Tamil fishermen, including 11 from...