The Department of Coast Conservation and Coastal Resource Management has announced plans to introduce new legislation that would impose annual fines on unauthorized structures built in coastal areas across Sri Lanka. MORE..
2 Aug 2025 (9:47 AM)
World shares retreated Friday after President Donald Trump issued a new set of import duties that will apply to dozens of countries as of Aug. 7. MORE..
1 Aug 2025 (5:11 PM)
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa has welcomed the recent reduction in U.S. reciprocal tariff rates on Sri Lankan goods, while urging the Government to disclose full details of the trade and security agreements reached with the United States. MORE..
2 Aug 2025 (1:00 PM)
A bus transporting garment factory workers veered off the road and toppled down a precipice in Dehiowita, along the Kegalle-Avissawella main road, early this morning (02), said Ada Derana reporter. MORE..
2 Aug 2025 (10:37 AM)
The Exporters Association of Sri Lanka and the Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) today welcomed and commended the significant progress achieved in the trade negotiations between Sri Lanka and the United States, which have led to a reduction in tariffs on Sri Lankan exports to the U.S. marketnow lowered to 20%. MORE..
1 Aug 2025 (11:36 PM)
Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe was sentenced by a judge on Friday to 12 years of house arrest for abuse of process and bribery of a public official, in a long-running case over connections to former right-wing paramilitaries. MORE..
2 Aug 2025 (10:25 AM)