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Jetour Owners' Club Sri Lanka was officially launched at Drive Fest 2026, with more than 70 Jetour owners participating in a convoy from Colombo's Lotus Tower to Water's Edge, Battaramulla. The event was sponsored by Euro Motors and coordinated by ThePapare Events to build owner engagement and community activities.
The Ministry, with the German Industry & Commerce delegation (AHK Sri Lanka), held a sector briefing on Sept 11 to position Sri Lanka as a competitive maritime, logistics and export hub and to deepen trade, investment and technology cooperation. SLPA outlined upcoming projects and the EDB presented the country's export strategy to identify German-Sri Lankan partnership opportunities.
Sri Lanka and Thailand signed a MoU and MoA to open an initial 10,000 employment opportunities for Sri Lankan workers in Thailand under a regulated framework protecting workers’ rights. The agreements target sectors including information technology, tourism, hospitality and skilled technical roles.
Colombo Stock Exchange indices edged up (ASPI +0.06% to 21,327.69) as Vidullanka subscribed Rs100 million in Vidul Biomass II to develop a 6.6MW Medawachchiya Dendro Power Project, with total cost $16.1m and a ~Rs1.3bn equity commitment.
Colombo Serendib Round Table 2 (CSRT2) marked its 30th anniversary, highlighting fundraising that raised over USD 2m after the Boxing Day tsunami and its "From the Heart" programme which enabled more than 25 free pediatric heart surgeries in partnership with Asiri Surgical Hospital.
Infomate Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of John Keells Holdings (JKH.N0000), has opened a second regional BPM/BPO office in Kurunegala to expand delivery beyond Colombo and tap regional talent for serving international clients.
Hatton National Bank PLC (HNB) was named Euromoney's Best Bank for Large Corporates in Sri Lanka for 2026, its second consecutive year winning the award. During the review period HNB took part in landmark deals including a $1bn sustainability-linked syndicated financing and arranging Rs.44.5bn for the 350MW Sobadhanavi power project.
Colombo market opened lower as the ASPI fell 69 points (-0.3%) and the S&P SL20 dropped 8 points (-0.1%). Turnover was Rs.1.5bn (above last week's Rs.1.4bn), foreigners were net sellers of Rs.94.7m, with declines led by ASIR, CCS, SPEN, DIAL and others.
Pick a Book, a seven-year-old Sri Lankan reading movement, is expanding beyond book clubs to build a national ecosystem linking readers, authors, publishers and booksellers, and plans the Serendib Circle and targeted clubs as AI reshapes information access. The group is also shifting its Read and Rise program from one-off donations to weekly reading sessions in underprivileged schools.
Energy Minister Anura Karunathilaka said Sri Lanka is considering options to revise fuel prices after private retailers reported diesel losses of up to Rs.160 per litre; the state-owned CPC faces about a Rs.60/litre diesel loss offset by refinery profits. The government may apply subsidies or set upper/lower retail price limits as possible measures.
Sri Lanka's rupee closed weaker at 329.15/35 per US dollar (from 328.90/329.00), while government bond yields rose across maturities, e.g., the 15.12.2029 was quoted at 10.70/85% (up from 10.60/65%) and the 15.10.2034 at 11.93/12.00%.
Hayleys Solar (part of Hayleys Group / Hayleys PLC) commissioned a 3MW Veyangoda ground-mounted solar project, the first under a planned 300MW ground-mounted portfolio. The 3MW (4,143.36 kWp DC) site is expected to generate ~6.35 GWh annually and avoid ~4,339.5 tonnes of CO2, with elevated mounting enabling agrivoltaic use beneath the panels.
JPMorgan will launch its GBI-EM Edge frontier market local-currency government bond index by end-September, with Sri Lanka among the top-weighted countries and the index set to track about $330 billion of debt. The index will cover 26 countries, require minimum bond sizes of $250m, cap country weights at 8% and has back-tested nominal yields of roughly 10.4%.
Foreign investors bought a net 2,750 million rupees (US$8.5m) of Sri Lanka rupee bonds in the week to Sept 11, lifting foreign holdings to 213.4 billion rupees and marking 13 consecutive weeks of net inflows totalling 92 billion rupees since June 19.
Sri Lanka's official worker remittances rose 10% to US$748.6 million in August 2026 and totalled US$6,131 million in the first eight months, up 19.8%. The report says the rupee has been largely stable since July, though past exchange-rate uncertainty pushed some transfers into informal channels.
Sampath Bank acquired Anilana Hotels' properties in Nilaweli, Trincomalee and Passikudah under the Recovery of Loans by Banks (Special Provisions) Act. Anilana has filed two cases challenging the acquisition and says a prospective investor offered LKR 1.2 billion and has applied to compromise in court.
Asia Asset Finance PLC listed 45,162,012 ordinary voting shares after a rights issue that raised Rs1,503,894,999.60 (Rs33.30/share) to strengthen Tier-1 capital for CBSL regulatory compliance; shares were trading at Rs46.90, down Rs0.60.
AI-linked Asian stocks tumbled after CEOs of leading AI labs urged slowing AI development; SoftBank shares dropped as much as 13.2% and memory chipmaker Kioxia plunged 9.8%, with other major chip and tech firms also sliding across Asian markets.
Sri Lanka's rupee was quoted at 328.90/329.00 to the US dollar on Monday, weakening slightly, while government bond yields held broadly steady (e.g. 15.03.2028 at 10.00/15%; 01.06.2033 at 11.55/70%). The All Share Index rose 0.01% to 21,385.44 and the S&P SL20 gained 0.23% to 6,016.49.
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Prime Lands Residencies PLC (PLR.N0000) has completed the superstructures of all three towers at The Colombo Border in Peliyagoda, moving the development ahead of schedule and enabling handovers from mid-2027. Tower Cosmos is fully sold out, with remaining two- and three-bedroom units starting around Rs.48 million.
Foreign holdings of rupee Treasuries rose by Rs 2.75 billion in the week to 10 Sept, taking total foreign holdings to Rs 213.40 billion. Money-market liquidity climbed to Rs 366.11 billion, call and repo rates were 8.87% and 8.95%, and secondary bond yields and recent Treasury auction weighted averages moved slightly higher.
Global Housing & Real Estate (GHR) has appointed cricket legend Sanath Jayasuriya as its brand ambassador, unveiled at Cinnamon Life on 14 Sep 2026. GHR said the partnership accompanies plans to expand its hotel-residency luxury property portfolio, including a planned high-rise on the southern coast.
Colombo Stock Exchange closed down as the ASPI fell 0.32% to 21,313.92 with market turnover Rs 1.55 billion and banks leading turnover at Rs 309.87 million. Movers included Carson Cumberbatch, Commercial Bank, Central Finance and Watawala (up) and Dialog, Aitken Spence, LOLC and Ceylon Cold Stores (down); Anilana said Sampath Bank acquired its hotel properties and is contesting the action in court.
A visual exhibition chronicling four decades of surgery by Dr. Gamini Goonetilleke will run 25-27 Sept at the College of Surgeons auditorium in Colombo; entrance is free. The show features more than 500 photographs, documents, clinical material and personal memorabilia on surgical practice and education in Sri Lanka.