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ASPI surges 5.41% in early trading, boosted by banking sector and JKH

Sri Lanka, April 10 -- The All Share Price Index (ASPI) jumped by 805.42 points (5.41 percent) in the first ten minutes of trading, fueled by strong buying interest in banking sector stocks. John Keel... Read More


All-Party Conference on US tariffs commences

Colombo, April 10 -- An All-Party Conference, presided over by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, commenced a short while ago at the Presidential Secretariat to discuss the reciprocal tariffs recentl... Read More


New Year 'Kevili' table costs 7% more in 2025 than in 2024: Verite Research

Colombo, April 10 -- The cost of preparing a traditional kevili or sweetmeats table for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year has increased by 7% in 2025 compared to 2024, and is now more than twice as high ... Read More


Inmate's river escape ends in arrest

Colombo, April 10 -- A prisoner who attempted to escape from the Matara Prison by jumping into the Nilwala Ganga was apprehended by troops of the 3 (V) Gemunu Watch. The troops, using a boat, succes... Read More


Critical minerals, development and agency: Are resource-rich countries in control of their mineral wealth?

New Delhi, April 9 -- In February this year, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) placed a temporary ban on the export of cobalt with the aim of curbing oversupply in the global market. The country ... Read More


Prior global experiences highlight that India's marine litter policy must prioritise local-level implementation

New Delhi, April 9 -- Over the past few decades, scientists and environmental observers have generated ample evidence which testifies to the crisis of the world's oceans. It is well documented that th... Read More


TIME TO RECOUP ILL-GOTTEN ASSETS

Sri Lanka, April 9 -- Recently the media reported that a former chief minister and his private secretary were sentenced to 16 years of rigorous imprisonment by the Colombo High Court, on corruption ch... Read More


Easter Sunday bombings and an austere New Year

Sri Lanka, April 9 -- The leader of the Catholic Church in Lanka-Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith-while condemning the attack, added "... we have to be very clear about identifying who is behind this whole at... Read More


Modi comes, Modi goes

Sri Lanka, April 9 -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded a three-day visit to Sri Lanka last week, his fourth visit to the country and the first since the election of President Anura Kumara... Read More


Real heroes aren't hard to find in a world ravaged by war and earthquakes

Sri Lanka, April 9 -- In a deeply troubled world, the past week looked not just troubled, but traumatic-a 7.7 magnitude earthquake devastated Myanmar, already torn apart by civil war; Ekrem Imamoglu, ... Read More