Month: January 2025
Students, academics and media activists denounce Peradeniya University’s ban on IYSSE lecture
Students, academics and media activists have made powerful statements opposing the University of Peradeniya vice chancellor’s decision to ban an International Youth and...
PM Modi to visit Sri Lanka in 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Sri Lanka within this year, the Indian High Commission announced here on Tuesday. However, the dates are...
TRCSL nod for “Starlink” tariff plans
The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) has approved the tariff plans for ‘Starlink’ satellite broadband services to be implemented through ‘Starlink’...
President AKD to visit China ahead of 2025 budget
President AKD To visit China ahead of 2025 budget President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will travel to the island’s largest bilateral lender China next...
President meets with FinMin officials to discuss vehicle imports
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake held extensive discussions with officials from the Ministry of Finance on Tuesday (07) at the Presidential Secretariat with a...
India’s Marxist party wants NPP government to devolve power sans restrictions
A leading leftist party in India-Communist Party of India (Marxist) aka CPI (M) has called upon the Sri Lankan government to ensure the...
Foreign Ministry launches e-service to facilitate document attestation for overseas Sri Lankans
Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath in partnership with the Registrar General’s Department launched the pilot project to facilitate overseas Sri Lankans to obtain certified...
Cabinet nod to pay compensation to 17 patients affected by eye surgeries
Cabinet Media Spokesperson Dr Nalinda Jayatissa said that the Cabinet has approved the payment of compensation to 17 patients who lost their sight...
SLPA terminals handle 2.4Mn TEUs as Colombo Port achieves record growth in 2024
The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) terminals have reached a historic milestone as of December 31, 2024, handling over 2.4 million Twenty-Foot Equivalent...
What fan culture and mourning can teach us about grief
When a celebrity dies, there is often an outpouring of grief from their fans. This sense of grief can often be even stronger...
