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A consignment of luxury and reconditioned vehicles, fraudulently undervalued at the time of importation, is to be re-exported to the country of origin following a major detection by Sri Lanka Customs, a senior Customs official told the Sunday Times. The...

A consignment of luxury and reconditioned vehicles, fraudulently undervalued at the time of importation, is to be re-exported to the country of origin following a major detection by Sri Lanka Customs, a senior Customs official told the Sunday Times. The...

Sri Lanka has begun resuming its export shipments to the West Asian region following the fragile ceasefire between Iran and Israel after a 12-day conflict. While shipments have recommenced, exporters remain cautious, noting that only time will tell how long...

Congestion at the Colombo Port has prompted several vessels to bypass the terminal due to berthing delays of two to three days. These delays are attributed to a shortage of deep-draft capacity and adverse weather conditions, which have led to...

Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Friday attributed the continued arrests of Indian fishermen by Sri Lankan authorities to an agreement signed during India’s Emergency period, which, he said, led to the forfeiture of fishing rights in certain maritime...

A.M. Sumanaweera, widely regarded as Sri Lanka’s greatest cycling champion, has passed away.

Indian media has once again reignited discussions surrounding Katchatheevu Island. In response, Sri Lanka's Minister of Fisheries, Ramalingam Chandrasekhar, issued a statement directed at Indian Minister of External Affairs, Dr. S. Jaishankar.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is expected to undertake a three-day official visit to the Maldives during the last week of July, marking his sixth foreign visit since assuming office, the Sunday Times reported. The visit is scheduled to coincide with...

S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike was not made by D.S. Senanayake. Bandaranaike was a leader who emerged from the SinRonnie a Sabha. D.S. got Bandaranaike to win the 1947 general election by getting him to get Sinhala Maha Sabha votes. When D.S. won...

The government on Saturday appointed Parag Jain as the new chief of the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW).A 1989-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer from the Punjab cadre, Jain is known for his crucial role in the high-stakes Operation Sindoor. He will...