Month: January 2025

217 Articles
Sri Lanka

Rohingya refugees: Rishad urges AKD to reconsider deportation order

The leader of the All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) MP Rishad Bathiudeen has urged President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to reconsider the decision taken...

Opinion

Impact of variations in births, deaths, and marriages (2019–2023) on Sri Lanka’s development

By A.R. Desapriya Statistical data on births, deaths, and marriages provide critical insights that guide policy decisions for national development.  These metrics reflect...

Politics

Even donations have become a major issue for NPP – Namal

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa says that donations have become a problem as some political parties are not favour of...

Sri Lanka

Govt to auction V8 vehicles of state institutions

The Secretary to the Ministry of Finance, Mahinda Siriwardena, has instructed all heads of state departments to auction the high-capacity V8 luxury vehicles...

Sports

Sri Lanka’s top windsurfers battle it out in Bentota

The Windsurfing Nationals 2025, organized by the Bentota Windsurf Club in collaboration with the Yachting Association of Sri Lanka, is set to take...

Sri Lanka

President discusses controversial legal proceedings with Attorney General

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stressed the importance of coordinated efforts among all institutions working towards the effective enforcement of the law at a...

Sri Lanka

Clean Sri Lanka: a program that threatens the unclean

The “Clean Sri Lanka” initiative is arguably one of the most transformative and ambitious programs our nation has ever witnessed. Launched with the...

Business

Spotlight on key reforms at the Sri Lanka Economic Summit

The Sri Lanka Economic Summit organised by The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce will be inaugurated on 28 January at the Shangri La Hotel...

World

Canada’s Justin Trudeau says he will resign as party leader and prime minister

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced plans to resign on Monday after loud calls from within his own party to step down. Ending...

Sri Lanka

PSA urges govt to scrap India-funded digital identity project

The People’s Struggle Alliance has expressed deep concerns over the Sri Lankan government’s decision to entrust the issuance of digital identity cards to...