China on Tuesday slapped tariffs on U.S. imports in a swift response to new U.S. duties on Chinese goods, renewing a trade war between the world s top two economies as President Donald Trump sought to punish China for not halting the flow of illicit drugs. MORE..
4 Feb 2025 (12:49 PM)
U.S. President Donald Trump suspended his threat of steep tariffs on Mexico and Canada on Monday, agreeing to a 30-day pause in return for concessions on border and crime enforcement with the two neighboring countries. MORE..
4 Feb 2025 (12:18 PM)
A German woman, one of the three foreigners hospitalized due to a sudden illness while staying at a hostel on R. A. de Mel Mawatha in Kollupitiya, has passed away in hospital. MORE..
3 Feb 2025 (9:08 PM)
The Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development, Sunil Handunnetthi says that the necessary financial provisions for purchasing paddy during the Maha cultivation season have been provided to the Paddy Marketing Board. MORE..
4 Feb 2025 (12:31 PM)
Over 250 inmates detained at prisons across the island will be released on Tuesday (Feb. 04) in view of the 77th Independence Day of Sri Lanka, the Prisons Department said. MORE..
3 Feb 2025 (7:35 PM)
The U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday congratulated the people of Sri Lanka on behalf of the United States of America, as the island nation celebrates its 77th Independence Day. MORE..
4 Feb 2025 (2:49 PM)