- Saturday
- May 31st, 2025
Bhathiya Barukanda
Sri Lanka’s export sector has demonstrated remarkable resilience and steady progress during the first four months of 2025, with total exports reaching $ 5.583 billion, marking a robust 6.9% increase compared to the same period in 2024. The Sri Lanka Export...
Miss England Milla Magee withdrew from the Miss World competition due to moral objections. Magee criticised the treatment of contestants in Hyderabad, calling the environment demeaning and objectifying, and claimed the organisation is outdated. She said she was made to...
The Monetary Policy Board decided to reduce the OPR by 25 bps to 7.75% at its meeting held yesterday, thereby easing monetary policy further. The Board arrived at this decision after carefully considering the developments both domestically and globally. The...
The Advocata Institute has urged the Government to reassess the recent price controls imposed on bottled water.Effective 1 April 2025, the Sri Lanka Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA), through an Extraordinary Gazette notification, imposed price controls on bottled drinking water manufactured...
Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe last Friday stated that the imposition of a 44% reciprocal tariff on Sri Lankan exports to the US is unlikely, citing ongoing diplomatic engagement and recent developments in global trade...
The Purchasing Managers’ Indices in April have reflected the seasonal contraction in Manufacturing activities and an expansion in Services activities, though lower than in March.Following the seasonal pattern, the Sri Lanka Purchasing Managers’ Index for Manufacturing (PMI – Manufacturing) declined...
Known as a bold and decisive judge who speaks his mind, Chief Justice Gavai’s tenure may see important hearings in the challenges to the Places of Worship Act and the Waqf (Amendment) Act of 2025 Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai was...
Democratic countries shift emissions abroad while cutting them at home, new research says Democratic countries are often viewed as climate leaders but new research suggests their greener records may come from shifting pollution overseas rather than cutting it outright. Democracies...
Speculation surrounding the state of the couple’s marriage has been rife given Melania’s infrequent appearances at the White House Biographer Michael Wolff has claimed that President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are essentially “separated” following reports that she...
The National People's Power (NPP) government marks six months in office this May, with questions emerging on theprogress with key manifesto promises. After securing a decisive electoral victory with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's win in September 2024 and gaining159 parliamentary seats in November...
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