By Sena Thoradeniya Three days have passed since Trump’s declaration of tariff hike; but Julie Chung once busy pampering NPP poodles while preaching economic reforms and growth goals”,” Sri Lanka’s recovery”, Sri Lanka’s economic future” remains silent. Trump wanted to Make America Great Again (MAGA). Chung emphasized shared goals”, shared priorities”, shared prosperity”, shared commitment” […]

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Courtesy Adaderana China on Friday announced a slew of additional tariffs and restrictions against U.S. goods as a countermeasure to sweeping tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. The Finance Ministry said it would impose additional tariffs of 34% on all U.S. goods from April 10. Beijing also announced controls on exports of medium and […]

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Courtesy Adaderana The National Police Commission has cancelled the transfer of the Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Bingiriya Police Station by the Acting IGP, with immediate effect.  The commission says the transfer has been ordered by the Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasuriya without the approval of the National Police Commission and the Elections […]

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Courtesy Adaderana The Government of Sri Lanka says it stands ready to engage with the US administration at the earliest opportunity to explore ways to manage the trade balance in a fair manner and that it is committed to substantially reducing tariff and non-tariff barriers that hinder trade and investment. On Wednesday, US President Donald […]

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