Month: July 2025
Senior presidential advisor says US tariff hike could push apparel duties to 40%
Senior Economic Adviser to the President, Duminda Hulangamuwa, said that the proposed 30% tariff on Sri Lankan exports to the United States is...
US tariffs on Sri Lanka and Philippines may shift trade advantage to India
India could pose stiff competition to Sri Lanka and the Philippines for nearly a fifth of their exports to the United States as...
US tariffs: Govt inaction could cost thousands of jobs in rubber sector
The Sri Lanka Association of Manufacturers and Exporters of Rubber Products (SLAMERP) has called on the Government to intensify negotiations with the United...
A nation’s shame deepens as iconic tuskers are being shot in the wild
Veterinary and wildlife officials are racing against time to save two of Sri Lanka’s iconic wild tuskers, both suffering from gunshot injuries in...
Air strike on Buddhist monastery in Myanmar kills more than 20 people
An air strike on a Buddhist monastery in Myanmar’s earthquake-struck Sagaing region has killed 23 people, including four children, according to witnesses. A...
Sri Lanka is fast becoming a colony of India – Pubudu Jayagoda
Sri Lanka is fast becoming a colony of India in the aftermath of the agreements signed on 05 April, said the Frontline Socialist...
New US tariff to affect very adversely on Sri Lankan exports
The tariff newly-imposed by the US will have a very adverse effect on Sri Lankan exports, said professor of economics Priyanga Dunusinghe of...
Traditional left-right divide “largely irrelevant,” says Prof. Herath
Former parliamentarian Prof. Charitha Herath has called for a more nuanced understanding of emerging political currents in Sri Lanka, urging a move away...
Sri Lanka’s apparel industry alarmed by US tariff of 30%, hopes for cut
Distress is in store for Sri Lanka’s garments sector if the island nation is unable to clinch a tariff lower than the 30%...
Milk powder prices increased
The price of imported milk powder has been increased, with a 400g packet rising by Rs. 100 to Rs. 1,200, the Sri Lanka...
