Year: 2025
Hambantota oil refinery in limbo; deadlock over fuel sales threatens SL’s largest FDI project
Sri Lanka’s largest proposed foreign direct investment, the $3.7 billion Sinopec oil refinery in Hambantota, has come to a standstill amid an unresolved...
US tariff leaves Sri Lankan seafood at a competitive disadvantage
The Seafood Exporters’ Association of Sri Lanka (SEASL) has raised serious concerns over the recent reduction in US import tariffs on Sri Lankan...
Karma Fight League returns with explosive fifth edition at Cinnamon Life on July 25
South Asia’s biggest K-1 fight league, Karma Fight League (KFL), will host its fifth event on 25 July at Cinnamon Life, South Asia’s...
Senior SJB MPs call for leadership overhaul
Mounting internal pressure is threatening to shake the foundations of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), with ten senior Members of Parliament and several...
Sri Lanka Police caught using PTA for arbitrary detentions
It has been confirmed in the court that the police are arbitrarily arresting individuals and detaining them on terrorism-related charges under the Prevention...
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...
