Oil prices fall as China retaliates with tariffs on U.S.
Oil prices dropped by 8% on Friday, marking their steepest single-day fall since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic inContinue Reading
Oil prices dropped by 8% on Friday, marking their steepest single-day fall since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic inContinue Reading
The Parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) has disclosed that a significant misuse has occurred in issuing permits for theContinue Reading
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says the current government is working to transform an economy that was in disarray. Participating inContinue Reading
China’s finance ministry on Friday said it will impose a 34% tariff on all goods imported from the U.S. startingContinue Reading
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has held discussions with the EU Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Carmen Moreno, on the Generalised SchemeContinue Reading
lango Ram’s Perusu will begin streaming on Netflix on April 11, becoming only the second film directed by a SriContinue Reading
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has engaged in bilateral discussions with the Prime Ministers of Bhutan and Nepal, on theContinue Reading
Sri Lanka and Japan have signed an agreement on the engineering consultancy service contract related to the implementation of SriContinue Reading
The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has dismissed over 50 petitions filed challenging the rejection of nomination papers for theContinue Reading
The Supreme Court has rejected a bail application filed on behalf of the Controller General of Immigration and Emigration, HarshaContinue Reading
Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Sunil Handunneththi expressed concern over the recent reciprocal tariffs imposed on Sri Lanka byContinue Reading
An inmate at the Boossa Prison in Galle has been reported dead after being allegedly attacked with a sharp object,Continue Reading
Two persons, including the convenor of the Inter-University Students’ Federation (IUSF), who were remanded for violating a court order, haveContinue Reading
The Sri Lanka Police have announced that special traffic plans will be implemented in view of Indian Prime Minister NarendraContinue Reading
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is still assessing the macroeconomic implications of the tariff measures announced by the US Government,Continue Reading
An individual has been arrested at the Katunayake with over Rs. 100 million worth of new mobile phones. Customs officialsContinue Reading
Seven suspects, including six school students, have been arrested by the Homagama Police over the alleged gang rape of aContinue Reading
The Department of Meteorology has issued a weather advisory for severe lightning for the Western, Sabaragamuwa, North-western, Central, North-central andContinue Reading
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