The chairman of the Coconut Development Authority, Shantha Ranatunga, revealed that a Cabinet paper will be presented this week to authorize the import of several coconut products in a bid to prevent an unnecessary coconut price hike in the local market. MORE..
4 Feb 2025 (9:49 AM)
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)
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasized that Sri Lanka is celebrating this year s Independence Day by looking towards the future, rather than dwelling on the past. MORE..
4 Feb 2025 (10:29 AM)
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)
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)
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)