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Three remanded in Rs. 27 million financial fraud case

Sri Lanka, April 3 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested one male and two female suspects in connection with a financial fraud case involving the Sri Lanka Ayurvedic Drugs Corpor... Read More


Ceylon Chamber expresses deep concern over US tariffs

Sri Lanka, April 3 -- The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) today expresses deep concern over the imposition of a 44% tariff on Sri Lankan exports to the United States. US President Donald Trump annou... Read More


Health officials concerned by rising autism diagnoses among children

Sri Lanka, April 3 -- Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children (LRH), Dr. Swarna Wijethunga says that the number of children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum D... Read More


One killed, one injured in Hikkaduwa shooting incident

Sri Lanka, April 3 -- One of the two individuals injured in a shooting incident at Karuwalakanda, Hikkaduwa, has succumbed to his injuries upon admission to the hospital, hospital sources confirmed. ... Read More


LG Polls: Notice for public officers assigned for election duties

Sri Lanka, April 3 -- The Election Commission has received nearly 700,000 applications for postal voting in the upcoming Local Government (LG) Elections. The application process for those eligible to... Read More


Special train service in place for Sinhala and Tamil New Year

Sri Lanka, April 3 -- The Department of Railways has planned to operate a special train service starting from April 11 for the convenience of passengers traveling to their hometowns for the upcoming S... Read More


How Trump's new US tariffs can impact Sri Lanka's exports

Sri Lanka, April 3 -- The higher trade tariffs imposed by the United States on Sri Lanka can put a significant number of jobs in the country's apparel industry at risk in the near future, warns Profes... Read More


Colombo stock market slumps as ASPI drops by over 300 points

Sri Lanka, April 3 -- The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) today faced a significant decline, with the key indices recording sharp drops. The adverse market reaction is reportedly due to the reciprocal t... Read More


Trump announces sweeping global trade tariffs - including 44% on Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, April 3 -- United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a sweeping set of reciprocal tariffs, imposing a baseline 10 per cent tax on all imports and significantly higher rate... Read More


Suspended IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon further remanded

Sri Lanka, April 3 -- The Matara Magistrate's Court has ordered suspended Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon to be further remanded until April 10 in connection with the 2023 shoot... Read More