• Say stronger rupee means goods become more expensive for international buyers
  
• Assert rupee falling below Rs.300/USD threatens business sustainability
• Point out timing of rupee’s appreciation coincides with weak global demand

The Singapore cargo ship Dali chartered by Maersk, which crashed into the Baltimore, US bridge on Tuesday 26 March, was carrying 764 tons of hazardous materials to Sri Lanka,

For the fiscal year 2022/23 (April to March), tax concessions resulted in a total of LKR 978 billion in foregone revenue, the government reported yesterday (31 March).

Sri Lanka today donated USD 01 million as aid to Gaza's conflict-affected children, the President's Media Division (PMD) said.

Startling revelations surfaced in Parliament regarding the exorbitant profits reaped by a select few businessmen who imported B onions over the past year.

A person is to be summoned before the Commitee on Privileges for a post uploaded on social media criticising an MP.

Turkey's main opposition party has claimed big election victories in the main cities of Istanbul and Ankara.

Israel's deep political divisions are back on public display.

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Inspector General of Police Deshabandu Tennakoon has instructed all police stations to deploy special security measures at churches hosting Easter Sunday services.

Actor Chance Perdomo, best known for his role in Netflix horror series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, has died in a motorcycle accident, aged 27, his publicist has announced.

Three United Nations observers and a translator have been wounded by shelling in Rmeish, southern Lebanon, the UN peacekeeping mission said.

A Singaporean authority has made a serious accusation against Colombo Port over the X- Press Pearl disaster saying that to assist was deemed limited and there was no follow-up after a team of firemen had assessed the situation onboard XP.

Russia has shut down a panel of UN experts that have for years monitored sanctions against North Korea.

One of Haiti's most powerful gang leaders says he would consider laying down weapons if armed groups were allowed to take part in talks to establish a new government.

Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH) Consultant Pediatrician Dr. Deepal Perera said today that there is an increase in the spread of hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) among schoolchildren these days.

Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (SLCERT) requested people not to click on links shared on social media platforms claiming to receive presents given by popular brand names and their trade marks.

One day in the next couple of years, everyone in the world will lose a second of their time. Exactly when that will happen is being influenced by humans, according to a new study, as melting polar ice alters the Earth’s rotation and changes time itself.

On the heels of the massive raid conducted on 'Spas' in the Negombo area resulting in the detection of two HIV cases, illegal spas and Ayurvedic spas that secretly offer prostitution services are facing imminent closure in many parts of the island, Daily Mirror learns.

Maryland's governor has provided early details of his plan to clean up wreckage after a cargo ship hit a major bridge Baltimore, killing six.