New York will boost security for the upcoming T20 Cricket World Cup in June, the governor said on Wednesday, after reports of threats especially related to the India-Pakistan match.

Due to the considerable rainfall in the catchment areas of the central hills yesterday, those living in Nuwara-Eliya and Kandy are requested to be vigilant as the water level of the Mahaweli Ganga has risen and hence may cause sudden floods.

A Gazette notification has been issued by the Minister of Sports Harin Fernando suspending the Sri Lanka Cycling Federation, the Sri Lanka Rugby Federation, the Sri Lanka Automobile Federation and the Sri Lanka Netball Federation with effect from Wednesday (29).

The Department of Forest Conservation said that strict action will be taken against people who enter the Knuckles Reserve without permission.

The Monetary Policy Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has decided to maintain the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) at their current levels of 8.50 per cent and 9.50 per cent, respectively.

Responding to the increasing demand for digital payment solutions within the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector, Sampath Bank is the first bank in Sri Lanka is set to launch a MiniPOS device.

Mastercard has partnered with LankaPay, Sri Lanka’s national payment network, to further strengthen the cybersecurity infrastructure of the country’s financial services sector via the Financial Sector Computer Security Incident Response Team (FinCSIRT).

Finance Ministry is to introduce Specific reforms include new business models for Bank of Ceylon and People’s Bank and Capital Adequacy for the two State giants;

Sri Lanka’s rubber production, which has collapsed over the last decade, will get into a deeper crisis due to mandated wage hike which will increase loss, an industry official said after the tea industry also protested the move.

There are renewed fears of terrorist attacks at this year's T20 World Cup after a chilling poster was released hinting at bloodshed in New York.