Sri Lanka, April 7 -- Highlighting the performance of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) today (07), Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa claimed that Sri Lankan citizens are paying the price for the government's unwillingness to heed the opposition's advice regarding US reciprocal tariffs imposed on the country's exports.

Speaking at an SJB public gathering in Dedigama, Premadasa, who highlighted that Vietnam and Cambodia initiated discussions on reducing the tariffs some time ago, criticized the Sri Lankan government's inaction in this regard.

"The stock market crashed today. Trading was halted for some time. The United States said it will impose 44% reciprocal tariffs on Sri Lankan exports with effect from the 9th of April. If the...