The two-week-old federal government shutdown may cost the U.S. economy as much as $15 billion a week in lost output, a Treasury official said late on Wednesday, correcting an earlier statement from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that put the cost at up to $15 billion per day. MORE..
16 Oct 2025 (12:19 PM)
Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya has met India s Minister of External Affairs Dr. S. Jaishankar in New Delhi today (16). MORE..
16 Oct 2025 (1:10 PM)
Madagascar s new military ruler, Colonel Michael Randrianirina, said he will be sworn in as president on Friday and was open to talks with the African Union, after it suspended the country s membership following a coup to oust President Andry Rajoelina. MORE..
16 Oct 2025 (6:18 PM)
The narcotics haul recovered by the Sri Lanka Navy while floating in the sea off the southern coast has been presented before the Colombo Magistrate s Court. MORE..
16 Oct 2025 (7:24 PM)
Sri Lanka Customs says it has recorded its highest one-day revenue of Rs. 2,470 million yesterday (October 15). MORE..
16 Oct 2025 (8:00 PM)
A special awareness session on breast cancer prevention and related programs was held in Parliament for the Women Parliamentarians Caucus. MORE..
16 Oct 2025 (4:52 PM)