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While the Trump administration's tax reduction appears to be a diplomatic victory for the Sri Lankan government, its conditions and regional political pressures have put Sri Lanka in a complicated situation. This deal could create…

Sri Lankan satellite operator SupremeSAT (Pvt.) Ltd. has welcomed the long-awaited public acknowledgment, after 13 years, confirming that the SupremeSAT satellite was successfully launched and that no government funds were used for the…

Australia’s Governor-General, Samantha Joy Mostyn, met with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake this afternoon (08) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, where the two countries held bilateral discussions. During the meeting,…

Arkia – Israeli Airlines from September 2025 plans to resume service to Sri Lanka, last served until May 2024. Upon service resumption on 23SEP25, the airline’s Tel Aviv – Colombo route to be operated by Gullivair Airbus A330-200…

A total of 133,678 new vehicles have been registered in Sri Lanka since January, according to the Commissioner General of Motor Traffic, Kamal Amarasinghe, who was commenting on recent trends in vehicle registration in the country.…

The Governor General of Australia Samantha Joy Mostyn is scheduled to undertake an official visit to Sri Lanka from tomorrow. Ms Sam Mostyn AC was sworn in as Australia’s 28th Governor-General on 1 July 2024. A businesswoman and…

There is currently no threat to national security, says the Secretary of the Ministry of Defence Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd). The Defence Secretary made this statement while attending an event in Colombo. He further…

Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan is currently busy promoting his upcoming movie War 2. Ahead of the film's release, the actor was seen attending an event in Sri Lanka where he interacted with fans and also grooved to the film's latest track,…

Sri Lanka’s pharmaceutical sector is facing an unprecedented crisis. A deadly combination of foreign exchange shortages, inflation, and overdependence on imports—currently covering 80–85% of national pharmaceutical needs—has triggered…

The United States has announced a reduction in the reciprocal tariff rate imposed on goods imported from Sri Lanka, lowering it from 30 percent to 20 percent. According to a statement issued by the White House, the revised tariff rate…