CNL Reporter, Author at Colombo News Line

CEB Profits Plunge amid Tariff Cuts and Rising Costs

CNL Reporter
August 18, 2025
News
CEB
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Sri Lanka’s state-run Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) reported a sharp drop in profits for the June 2025 quarter,

US Navy Ship USS Santa Barbara Makes First Colombo Visit

CNL Reporter
August 18, 2025
News, Political
USS Santa Barbara
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USS Santa Barbara, an Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship and part of the U.S. 7th Fleet, docked at the Port of Colombo this morning for its first-ever port call.

Foreign company registrations in Sri Lanka rise in 1H2025

CNL Reporter
August 18, 2025
Business News, News
Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka is estimated to have recorded a sharp rise in foreign and joint-venture (JV) company registrations in the first half of 2025,

Tourist arrivals in August top 99,000

CNL Reporter
August 18, 2025
Travel and Tourism
tourist
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A total of 99,406 tourists have arrived in the country thus far in August, data from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) shows.

Energy Minister to Face Corruption Charges, First in NPP Government

CNL Reporter
August 18, 2025
News, Political
NPP
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The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has decided to file action against Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody

Sri Lanka services augmented in July, driven by trade, finance, and transportation

CNL Reporter
August 17, 2025
News
and transportation, finance, trade
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Sri Lanka services activities expanded in July supported by growth in wholesale and retail trade,

Ceylon Electricity Board reported profits of Rs 5.31 billion in 2Q 2025

CNL Reporter
August 17, 2025
News, Political
Ceylon Electricity Board
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Sri Lanka’s state-run Ceylon Electricity Board reported profits of 5.31 billion rupees in the June 2025 quarter, down from 34 billion rupees a year earlier,

Sri Lanka to Re-Tender Mannar, Pooneryn Wind Projects After Adani Pullout

CNL Reporter
August 17, 2025
Political, Power and energy
Adani
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Sri Lanka plans to call for international tenders for wind power plants in the Northern Mannar and Pooneryn regions following India’s Adani Green Energy withdrawal earlier this year,