Month: January 2025
‘Non-existent’ paddy stock surfaces from govt. storage
The Paddy Marketing Board (PMB) has called for tenders to sell a stock of 119,690 kgs of Keeri Samba paddy, which it had...
Dayasiri says Sri Lanka is like North Korea
Opposition lawmaker Dayasiri Jayasekara has claimed a new circular issued by the secretary to the president prohibits ministers, ministry secretaries and secretaries to...
Robust new product development strategy needed to enhance Sri Lanka’s position in global market – AKD
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasized that Sri Lanka can enhance its position in the global market through a robust new product development strategy,...
Sri Lanka’s Football creates history
The Sri Lanka national football team is set to play 14 international matches over the next 10 months starting in March 2025, marking...
Sri Lanka’s economy projected to grow 5% in 2024 – CBSL Governor
Sri Lanka’s economy was estimated to have grown by 5.2 percent in the first three quarters of 2024, with key economic sectors recording...
With eyes on China and India, Sri Lanka lifts ban on foreign research vessels
Sri Lanka is reversing a year-long ban on foreign research vessels in its waters, opting instead to draft new protocols that aim to...
Facebook and Instagram get rid of fact checkers
Meta is abandoning the use of independent fact checkers on Facebook and Instagram, replacing them with X-style “community notes” where commenting on the...
Human-Elephant conflict in Sri Lanka: A call for coexistence
By Ifham Nizam Sri Lanka’s human-elephant conflict (HEC) has become an increasingly tragic symbol of the struggle between conservation and development. As one...
Black Caps maul Sri Lanka to clinch series victory
New Zealand mauled Sri Lanka by 113 runs in Hamilton tonight to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-game series. The match...
Govt. to repatriate Sri Lankan workers illegally staying in South Korea
The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) will take necessary measures to bring the workers illegally staying in South Korea to Sri...
