The following column is based on the statement issued by the Samabima Political Party. Former State Intelligence Service (SIS) chief Maj. Gen. Suresh Sallay has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department
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China’s export growth surged into double digits in the first two months of 2026, defying forecasts and signaling resilience amid global economic pressures. According to customs data released on Tuesday, total outbound
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by Our Correspondent in Washington DC President Donald Trump is facing intense pressure from advisers to outline a clear exit strategy from the ongoing U.S.-Israeli military campaign in Iran, even as officials
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During a press conference yesterday, President Donald Trump faced sharp questioning over his assertion that Iran may have struck its own elementary school with a Tomahawk missile at the start of the
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The share of companies paying ransoms to cybercriminals rose significantly in 2025, reversing two years of decline as hackers increasingly deploy artificial intelligence to conduct more sophisticated attacks. According to a study
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A relatively small investment by one of the world’s most prominent mining families has turned into a billion-dollar windfall as the global surge in gold prices fuels dramatic gains in mining companies.
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US lawmakers have opened a new investigation into the role of New York-based IPO underwriters in bringing Chinese companies to US stock exchanges, amid allegations that several of these listings were linked
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Pakistan’s government is preparing to introduce fuel-saving and austerity measures after global oil prices surged above $100 per barrel and gas supply disruptions in the Middle East triggered panic buying in the
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Despite China recording a massive export surplus and expanding its dominance in global manufacturing, many workers in the country’s industrial heartland are facing declining incomes and shrinking job opportunities, according to a
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A biotechnology startup is developing experimental data centers powered by living human brain cells in a radical approach that could eventually reshape the future of computing. According to a report by Bloomberg,
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Hundreds of farmers and industrial workers gathered in India’s capital on Monday to protest what they described as government concessions to the United States in ongoing trade discussions and to demand a
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Sri Lanka’s tea export sector is losing between US$10 million and US$15 million each week due to the ongoing military situation in the Middle East involving Iran, according to the Tea Exporters
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The Central Bank of Sri Lanka purchased a substantial amount of foreign exchange totaling US$ 461 million from the domestic foreign exchange market in February 2026, according to the latest report issued
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On the morning of March 8, 2026, black rain fell on Tehran. The Iranian capital was engulfed in a cloud of toxic smoke that unleashed oil-tainted rainfall dozens of miles away after
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Of the many questionable decisions Donald Trump has made with regard to Iran, one of the strangest was his declaration last Friday that the United States would demand “unconditional surrender” from Tehran. When Trump
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