This is good news for Sri Lanka as it provides a glimmer of hope that the 44 per cent import duty could be adjusted to more favourable rates,” I said. “Trump seems to be playing a different trump card ...

The restaurant’s founder, Lakruwana Wijesinghe, who immigrated to the United States in 1975 from Kiribathgoda, a suburb near Colombo, Sri Lanka’s largest city, designed the chairs and shipped ...

Tariff fear and loathing. The $40 Dodger dog, $100 a box for avocados and remembering Hal Frederick. I’m Laurie Ochoa, general manager of L.A. Times Food, with this week’s Tasting Notes. There ...

Tariffs are already hitting Asian and Southeast Asian restaurants in Los Angeles, with ingredient costs spiking.

Seeni Colombo successfully completed its ‘Steps Against Diabetes’ initiative, a remarkable 330 km walk along the Pekoe Trail, from 22nd July to 15th August last year. The walk raised vital funds for ...

3 1/2 cups (360 grams) all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 tablespoon salt; 2 sticks (227 grams) unsalted butter, cold; 1/2 cup ice water; 2 tablespoons black peppercorns ...

One of Los Angeles’s best Sri Lankan restaurants, Kurrypinch, will open a new location on Hollywood Boulevard — east of Thai Town and west of Los Feliz — on Thursday, February 27, 2025 ...

Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin inaugurated a Mathi Experience Store, opened to sell products manufactured by the members of the women Self-Help Groups (SHGs), inside the Secretariat ...

The awards are given in three categories: Padma Vibhushan (for exceptional and distinguished service), Padma Bhushan (distinguished service of higher order) and Padma Shri (distinguished service).

This year the Padma Awards 2025 will be conferred on 139 individuals, including 7 Padma Vibhushan, 19 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri awards.

Padma Awards 2025: Ajith Kumar, Shobana Chandrakumar among awardees -- Check out full list The Padma Awards honor individuals for their exceptional service in various fields.