MAS Commits US$92 Million to Tamil Nadu as Sri Lanka Giant Expends in India
Sri Lanka’s MAS Holdings has committed approximately US$92 million to expand its manufacturing operations in Tamil Nadu, marking one of…
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Court Backs Speaker Over 21 AIADMK Legislators
Madras High Court dismisses challenge after party leadership condoned cross-voting that helped sustain Vijay’s minority government The Madras High Court…
Vijay Demands Protection For the South’s Voice In Delimitation
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister uses Southern Zonal Council meeting to press the Centre on parliamentary representation, NEET, Cauvery water and…
Four Bank Officials Remanded In Alleged US$1 Billon Outflow Case
Investigators say 36 companies were allegedly used to transfer foreign currency overseas for imports that never arrived Four officials attached…
Child-Labour Penalties Raised as Bill Passes Without a Vote
Parliament approves tenfold increase in fines under employment law-but enforcement will determine whether the amendment protects children or merely modernises…
Tourism Target Cut But Government Still Seeks US$4.2 Billion
Six-country promotional campaign begins as Sri Lanka attempts to recover lost arrivals before the winter season Sri Lanka has launched…
Dengue Deaths Reach 71 as Cases Surge Beyond 93,000
Colombo and Gampaha remain at the centre of an outbreak that has continued despite repeated clean-up drives, military assistance and…
Port City – Have We Lost Sight Of the Goalposts?
Sri Lanka created Port City to escape the bureaucracy that has frustrated investment for decades. But questions over transparency, accountability…
Rs.74 Billion, 89 Accounts – The Undiyal Trail Gets Bigger
Government reveals extraordinary scale of alleged informal money-transfer operation as investigators obtain access to information on 210 bank accounts An…
PTA Replacement Moves Forward – But the Devil Will Be In the New Law
Cabinet clears publication of proposed anti-terror legislation as Government says controversial provisions in the PTA have been addressed The Government…
