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Despite recent claims by some researchers suggesting that Sri Lanka’s population is entering a phase of long-term decline—due ...
Minister of Industries Sunil Handunneththi’s performance at a panel discussion at the 2025 Summer Davos meet of World ...
I was fortunate to be part of Sri Lanka’s telecom revolution, as founding MD of Mobitel — helping connect fishermen, farmers, ...
Growing up, the music of the legendary Clarence Wijewardena was a constant presence in our home, thanks to my father being a ...
The first major assassination of a prominent political leader in Sri Lanka known formerly as Ceylon was in September 1959. ..
Trump’s proposed 30% tariff on Sri Lankan exports, set to take effect on 1 August 2025, threatens to derail the island’s early-stage economic recovery. ..
The Government has launched a special interest scheme for senior citizens (60 years and above) with effect from 1 July as part of the 2025 Budget proposals. ..
Sri Lanka’s fragile recovery from the devastating 2022 sovereign debt crisis now faces an unprecedented and existential threat. ..
By Charumini de Silva Sri Lanka’s tourism industry has crossed the 1.2 million mark in arrivals for 2025, with 48,300 ...
US President Donald Trump has settled for a 30% tariff on imports from Sri Lanka, down from 44% proposed in April. He ...
In a decisive show of unity and resolve, Colombo Rubber Traders’ Association (CRTA) Chairman Harin de Silva yesterday ...
President Anura Kumara Disanayake on Tuesday called for urgent reforms to streamline Customs procedures, asserting the need ...