Month: February 2025
Govt has increased foreign reserves to $7 billion – Hewage
Deputy Minister Nalin Hewage states that the ruling National People’s Power (NPP) government has accomplished a tremendous amount of work in a short...
Asian markets tumble as Trump’s tariff war escalates
Asian shares slid on Monday morning after US President Donald Trump followed through on his promise to impose tariffs on Canada, Mexico and...
Sri Lanka’s Human Rights body recommends government ratify UN refugee convention
Sri Lanka’s Human Rights Commission (HRCSL) has recommended the government to ratify the UN refugee convention of 1951. This recommendation comes in the...
Why young people don’t want to be friends with their colleagues
Call them workshy, call them sensitive, call them standoffish, but Gen Z – those born between 1997 and 2012 – have a strong...
Sri Lanka to host Intrepid Travel’s Global Summit 2025
Colombo has been selected as the host city for Intrepid Travel’s Global Summit 2025, marking only the second time the world’s largest adventure...
Farmers stranded as Govt yet to allocate funds to purchase paddy
It is revealed that the Treasury has not yet notified the Paddy Marketing Board that funds have been allocated for the purchase of...
Fishermen demand Deputy Minister to honour fuel pledge
Deputy Minister of Fisheries Rathna Gamage faced a group of protesting fishermen during his visit to the Fishery Harbour in Mirissa on Saturday...
Govt fails to provide Mahapola allowance to university students for 4 months
The Inter-University Students’ Federation (IUSF) says that students have not received Mahapola and scholarship allowances provided to university students for about four months....
CBSL, FinMin remain silent while credit card interest rates soar
More than 1.9 million credit card holders are suffering due to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) and the Ministry of Finance...
LG polls: Ranjith indicates possible alliance with UNP
General Secretary of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Ranjith Madduma Bandara said that the SJB will contest the upcoming local government elections together...
