Sri Lanka’s Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development, Sunil Handunnetti, has called the recent imposition of a 44% reciprocal tariff on Sri Lankan goods by the United States a “big shock”, warning that the move could derail Colombo’s export recovery plans and further strain an already fragile economy.

The North-East is where India’s footprint will be most visible and where its long-term presence will be tested. Without peace and political stability there, the cross-border cables and trade routes will be nothing but paper promises.

Sri Lanka’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) informed Colombo Magistrate’s Court on 3 April that it has launched an investigation into allegations that Namal Rajapaksa MP, the son of former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa, fraudulently obtained his Attorney-at-Law qualification.

In a stunning reversal, Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is poised to sign a defence pact with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a move that cements an about-turn from his formerly fierce opposition to Indian influence in Sri Lanka.

The Sri Lankan cabinet has appointed a special committee in response to the United Kingdom’s recent decision to impose targeted sanctions on four Sri Lankan individuals accused of grave human rights violations.

Sri Lanka’s stock market suffered a sharp sell-off following the United States’ imposition of a 44% tariff on Sri Lankan exports, as panic gripped investors and major export-oriented firms saw double-digit losses.

Sri Lanka’s president has appointed a committee to “conduct an in-depth study” on the impact of newly announced tariffs by United States President Donald Trump, which sent global shockwaves on Wednesday.

A Sinhala Buddhist monk whos is the Nagadeepa Temple Chief Incumbent Navandagala Padumakiththi Tissa has announced his supportfor Tamil people in their struggle for land rights in Thaiyiddy, Jaffna, where he stated an illegal Buddhist vihara has been constructed.

US President Donald Trump has announced 'reciprocal' tariffs on countries worldwide, including a 44% tariff on all goods from Sri Lanka. 

The tariffs were imposed in response to what Trump said were 'Tariffs charged to the US including currency manipulations and Trade Barriers'.

As you prepare for your upcoming visit to Sri Lanka, I write to you not just as an Eelam Tamil, but as a member of a people with deep historical, cultural, and civilisational ties to the land you lead. 

 

A rift has emerged between the Sri Lanka Air Force and Transport and Civil Aviation Minister Bimal Ratnayake, after the minister made claims regarding the cause of a recent military aircraft crash, contradicting official Air Force statements.

Tamil Families of the Disappeared have hailed the United Kingdom’s decision to impose sanctions on senior Sri Lankan military officials accused of war crimes, stating that the move affirms the long-standing demands of Tamil families for international justice and recognition of the genocide committed against Tamils in Sri Lanka.

Three state agencies in Sri Lanka have launched investigations into the Tamil-owned UK-based Lyca Group over its acquisition of a network of 12 media companies on the island, with questions raised over the legality of the transactions and the processes by which licences were granted.