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Currently, over 50 per cent of households are burdened by debt, struggling to meet repayments amid the rising cost of living.
“If this is the end number, Sri Lanka is in trouble because our competitors, such as Vietnam, have received lower tariffs,” Yohan Lawrence, of the Joint Apparel Associations Forum, or JAAF, ...
Colombo, July 10 (Daily Mirror) – Parliamentarian Dayasiri Jayasekara today accused the government of mishandling tariff negotiations with the United States, claiming Sri Lanka had failed to secure ...
The United States yesterday”s announcement of a 30% tariff on Sri Lankan imports marks a significant blow to the country’s export sector, with estimated losses projected between USD 1.2 to 1.5 billion ...
China and Pakistan are reportedly trying to create a new regional bloc that can be an alternative to the increasingly ...
Sugar, too, has become an import in Cuba, which, until recently, was the leading sugar exporter in the world. People cannot make ends meet with their meager incomes—a doctor’s monthly salary is ...
The Top Five Non-Corrupt countries in the world are-: Denmark – Finland – New Zealand – Singapore – Switzerland over thirteen years. Whilst Singapore ranks highest as a non-Corrupt country, Sri Lanka ...
President Trump has announced new tariffs on imports from seven additional countries—Sri Lanka, Philippines, Brunei, Moldova, Algeria, Iraq, and Libya—ranging from 20 to 30 per cent, effective August ...
Let this be our solemn vow: no MoU, no foreign power, no local custodians shall divide or diminish the Buddha Sasana. The ...
These two officers are the ones who neglected more than 90 pre warnings of Easter Sunday attacks. The commission appointed by former President Maithripala Sirisena has recommended action against these ...
Colombo, July 09 (Daily Mirror)- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake should have known that the network of those who launched Easter Sunday attacks function under the present government as well, ...
Starting on August 1, 2025, we will charge Sri Lanka a tariff of only 30% on any and all Sri Lankan products sent into the United States, separate from all sectoral tariffs,” the letter stated, adding ...