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Ex-Ministers Mahindananda and Nalin Fernando join Welikada s general inmates
30 May 2025 (2:30 PM) Asian shares mostly decline as uncertainty grows about what s next with Trump s tariffs
30 May 2025 (12:37 PM) Sri Lanka s inflation climbs in May 2025
30 May 2025 (5:09 PM) US appeals court allows Trump to continue collecting tariffs under emergency powers
30 May 2025 (8:42 AM) Over 1,700 people affected by adverse weather across Sri Lanka
30 May 2025 (2:43 PM) Hearing of case against Yoshitha and his grandmother adjourned
30 May 2025 (12:19 PM) |
Former Ministers Mahindananda Aluthgamage and Nalin Fernando, who were sentenced to rigorous imprisonment by the Colombo High Court on Wednesday (29), have been placed in a common ward at Welikada Prison, where they will be held with other general inmates. 
Asian shares were mostly lower Friday as uncertainty grew about what will happen next after a U.S. court blocked many of President Donald Trump s sweeping tariffs. 
The overall rate of inflation, as measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) on Year-on-Year basis, has increased to -0.7% in May 2025, compared to -2.0% in April 2025, according to the latest data released by the Department of Census and Statistics. 
A federal appeals court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump to continue collecting tariffs under an emergency powers law, for now, as his administration appeals an order striking down the bulk of his signature set of economic policies. 
The Disaster Management Center (DMC) reports that a total of 1,757 individuals from 485 families have been affected by the adverse weather conditions currently impacting the island. 
The Colombo High Court has fixed the case filed against Yoshitha Rajapaksasecond son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksaand his maternal grandmother Daisy Forrest, also known as "Daisy Achchi," to be heard on July 11. Copyright © 2007 - 2025 Col3neg. All Rights Reserved.
