Year: 2025
No zero-tariff deal: Sri Lanka falls short in US trade talks
While Sri Lanka remains hopeful of concluding a proposed trade agreement with the United States before August, the Government has made it clear...
Chilli farmers cry foul over unfair prices
Chilli farmers in Mahawilachchiya have raised serious concerns over deeply unfair market practices, claiming they are being forced to sell their produce at...
Spike in jumbo deaths: 21 dead in recent days
Deputy Minister of Environment Anton Jayakody said that 21 wild elephants have been shot dead in recent days, leading to a special government...
How China’s ‘big winner’ BYD conquered Sri Lanka’s high-tariff car market
By Dimuthu Attanayake Aggressive pricing, shrewd tax engineering and a trusted local partner have propelled China’s BYD to a commanding position in Sri...
Rohini demands probe into Bimal’s ‘daughters of murderers’ remark
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Rohini Kumari Wijerathna Kaviratne has called for the immediate appointment of a special Parliamentary committee to investigate a...
Fraud Investigation Bureau to question Trade Minister over alleged forged property deal
The Colombo Fraud Investigation Bureau today submitted a detailed report to the Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court concerning an alleged Rs. 3 million fraud...
Revenue gaps threaten Sri Lanka’s path to stability, IMF warns
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Evan Papageorgiou, IMF Mission Chief for Sri Lanka, concluded a five-day visit to Colombo today,...
French President Macron says France will recognize Palestine as a state
French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday that France will recognize Palestine as a state, in a bold diplomatic move amid snowballing global anger...
Transforming Sri Lanka: Catalyst role of education in a holistic growth
By Dr. S.G.S. Samaraweera Formal education is considered a structured process that helps individuals acquire knowledge, develop skills, and shape attitudes through...
Professional wrestler Hulk Hogan dead at the age of 71
Professional wrestler Terry Bollea, better known as Hulk Hogan, died on Thursday at the age of 71, according to World Wrestling Entertainment. Bollea...
