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India committed to support Sri Lanka’s development

India is committed to support Sri Lanka’s development, particularly in improving livelihoods, the High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha, said. High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha and Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing, Anura Karunathilaka, jointly inaugurated and handed over Chandran Nagar Model Village in Mullaitivu to 24 beneficiary families. Nagalingam Vethanayagan, Governor of Northern Province and Dr Sellaththamby Thilaganathan, Member

29 May, 2025

US court blocks Trump’s sweeping tariffs on Sri Lanka and other countries

A US federal court has blocked President Donald Trump’s sweeping trade tariffs imposed on several countries, including Sri Lanka, in a major blow to a key component of his economic policies. The Court of International Trade ruled that an emergency law invoked by the White House did not give the president unilateral authority to impose tariffs on nearly every one of the world’s countries. The New York-based court said the US Constitution gave Congress exclusive powers to regulate commerce with

29 May, 2025

Government to go ahead with sale of failed hotel project

Sri Lanka’s leftist government said it was selling a failed hotel project, marking its first privatisation move in line with an IMF bailout. Government spokesperson Nalinda Jayatissa said the cabinet had agreed to revive the previous administration’s stalled process “of disposing of shares in Canwill”, a fully state-owned company established in 2011 to operate hotels. The sale of Canwill marks the first major privatisation under the government of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a self-avow

27 May, 2025