Month: January 2025
Remembering the Maestro – “Ananthaya Sara”
The Thunderbird of contemporary music in Sri Lankan history, Maestro Premasiri Khemadasa, ended his long career of over fifty years of music composition...
Coconut Industry Board requests Govt. to import 200 million coconuts
The Sri Lanka Coconut Industry Board says it has requested the government to allow the import of 200 million coconuts within the next...
The call for resignation of Justice Bandula Karunarathna: A threat to judicial independence in Sri Lanka
In September 2024, The incumbent President Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election after a historic second round of counting. In November...
All MP salaries deposited into one NPP account
Deputy Minister of Public Security Sunil Watagala said that all salaries and allowances of ministers and members of the National Peoples’ Power would...
Over 3,000 containers still stuck at Colombo Port
The Container Transport Vehicle Owners’ Association says that the clearance of imported containers at the Colombo Port is continuing to be delayed. The...
UNP and SJB to form a common alliance for future elections
The United National Party (UNP) and the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) have agreed to form a common alliance to contest the upcoming elections....
CBSL lists companies engaged in pyramid schemes
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has conducted investigations and determined 21 companies that have engaged in a scheme prohibited under Section 83...
Bans at Sri Lanka university: A far-reaching attack on students’ democratic rights
By Sakuna Jayawardena and Kapila Fernando The vice chancellor (VC) of the Peradeniya University in Sri Lanka, Professor Terrence Madhujith, issued a blatantly...
Prices of new vehicles will increase – Vijitha
Minister Vijitha Herath says that when the vehicle market is reopened in the future, the import of vehicles will be carried out systematically...
Sri Lanka’s historic effort with the bat sets up emphatic World Cup win
Sri Lanka has picked up a second straight dominant tournament win on day four of the ICC Women’s U19 World Cup as they...
