Tokyo Cement Company (Lanka) said it is to set up subsidiary to produce manufactured sand aggregates for concrete as natural sand extraction was becoming less of an option with sand reserves getting depleted.

Deputy Solicitor General Viraj Dayaratna today (18) stated that the government has agreed to grant 41% of the deposits of the depositors at Golden Key company.

Chinese tourists visiting Sri Lanka since January this year has seen a mediocre increase compared to last year and this may be having a negative impact on the island's lucrative tourism industry.

Facebook is being taken to court by the Belgian privacy commissioner over claims it tracks people across the web.

Mihin Lanka today launched its inaugural flight from Colombo to Kolkata. Members of the travel trade, along with the senior management of Mihin Lanka, were on board the aircraft, which took the first set of passengers to Kolkata from Bandaranaike International Airport.

Nestle says it will destroy more than $50m (£32m) worth of its hugely popular Maggi noodles, following a ban imposed by India's food safety regulator.