TN Chief Minister urges Jaishankar to secure release of fishermen from Sri Lankan custody
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has urged the Union government to take urgent diplomatic steps to secure the release of seven...
Bangladesh level T20 series with thumping win over Sri Lanka
Bangladesh bounced back in emphatic fashion to level the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka, cruising to an 83-run win in the second...
National call to produce medicine in Sri Lanka as strategic priority
The Sri Lanka Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Association (SLPMA), in a historic step, issued a powerful national call to action urging all stakeholders to come...
EU delays retaliatory trade tariffs against US
The EU’s retaliatory tariffs on US exports have been delayed again, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced. The countermeasures, which...
Sri Lanka’s 18 pc VAT on digital services angers Trump?
An 18 per cent VAT on non-resident digital services providers, effective from October and mainly targeting IT firms based in the United States,...
Fearing the law, juniors pile up work for their senior state officials
Many state institutions are running at very low performance mainly due to officials being extra careful and referring all decision-making to the hierarchy....
Morality in politics is no easy matter
By Mohamed Ayub So long as the National People’s Power (NPP) was not in power, its leaders claimed moral high ground over other...
Anxiety rising among students aged 13-15
A recent survey conducted by the Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists has revealed a troubling rise in anxiety and loneliness among schoolchildren, with...
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...
