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)
Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) officials confirm that the container congestion at the port has been largely resolved, though not entirely eliminated. MORE..
4 Feb 2025 (2:42 PM)
The Government of Japan has extended a grant of 300 million Japanese Yen (approximately LKR 565 million) to Sri Lanka to enhance waste management infrastructure facilities under the Clean Sri Lanka Program. MORE..
3 Feb 2025 (11:23 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)
A car bomb exploded on the outskirts of a northern Syrian city on Monday, killing at least 19 people, all but one of them women, and leaving more than a dozen wounded, hospital workers said. MORE..
3 Feb 2025 (8:40 PM)
The 77th National Independence Day - themed "Let s join the national renaissance" - is to be celebrated ceremoniously today (February 04) at the Independence Square in Colombo. MORE..
4 Feb 2025 (8:44 AM)