In Sri Lankan society, the betel leaf is not merely a plant leaf, but a paramount cultural symbol intertwined with our rituals, customs, and hospitality. A sheaf of betel leaves holds a
Government sources said yesterday that the long-running controversy surrounding the appointment of a new Auditor General, which has triggered a serious administrative crisis, is expected to be resolved tomorrow (03). The assurance
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The Indian rupee strengthened sharply against the US dollar on Monday, February 2, gaining more than 40 paise after a likely intervention by the Reserve Bank of India helped arrest a slide
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Indian government bond yields surged sharply on Monday, February 2, after the Union Budget revealed a significantly higher gross borrowing programme than markets had anticipated. The yield on the benchmark 10-year government
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Aviation leaders gathering in Singapore on Monday warned that persistent supply chain disruptions and rising geopolitical tensions are increasingly threatening the industry’s ability to meet surging demand, even as they reaffirmed commitments
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Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the Union Budget 2026 on Sunday, February 1, marking her ninth consecutive budget and the 88th Union Budget since India’s Independence. Expectations are
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Bitcoin fell sharply on Saturday, extending a broader downturn in the cryptocurrency market as investors grew increasingly wary of tighter financial conditions in the United States. The world’s largest cryptocurrency by market
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US stock markets fell on Friday after President Donald Trump nominated former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh as the next chairman of the central bank, a move that rattled investors already on
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Japan is facing mounting pressure to reduce its heavy reliance on rare earth imports from China as political tensions between Tokyo and Beijing continue to deepen. The challenge has taken on new
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Asia and the Pacific remained a central pillar of global trade and investment in 2025, but momentum slowed as geopolitical tensions, policy uncertainty and structural adjustments weighed on growth. According to the
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More than $400 billion was wiped from Microsoft’s market capitalisation on Thursday as investors reacted sharply to the scale of the company’s spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure, triggering the second-largest single-day loss
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