Month: February 2025
Sajith appoints seven district leaders, Harsha left out
The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has appointed several of its MPs to lead political activities in seven districts. Accordingly, these new appointments have...
Naveen appointed as UNP Deputy Chairman
Naveen Dissanayake has been appointed as the new Deputy Chairman of the United National Party (UNP). This was approved at the party’s working...
UNP to contest under ‘Elephant’ in Colombo, Kandy, Galle, and Nuwara Eliya
The United National Party (UNP) has decided to contest for the municipal councils of Colombo, Kandy, Galle, and Nuwara Eliya under the ‘Elephant’...
WHO Goodwill Ambassador visits Sri Lanka to strengthen leprosy elimination efforts
The World Health Organization (WHO) Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination and Chairman of The Nippon Foundation, Mr Yohei Sasakawa, arrived in Sri Lanka...
A week of political maneuvering and accusations
By Our Political Editor President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s recent speech at the World Governments Summit 2025 in the UAE should have been a...
‘Clean Sri Lanka’ – NPP MPs contradict each other
Two MPs of the ruling National People’s Power (NPP) expressed contradicting opinions as to whether the ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ project is in precise...
Sri Lanka hammer Australia to complete series sweep
Sri Lanka have crushed world champions Australia by 174 runs in the second ODI on Friday and thus secured the two-match series 2-0....
Social media giant asked if old videos can be deleted
It is reported that a person with strong connections to the government has made an inquiry from a famous social media company whether...
CID instructed to investigate Namal’s law degree
Acting IGP Priyantha Weerasuriya says that he has instructed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to initiate an investigation into how Member of Parliament...
Adani withdrawal a critical indicator of challenges facing Sri Lanka’s investment climate – UNP
The decision by Adani Green Energy to withdraw from its planned $1 billion wind energy project in Sri Lanka represents a significant setback...
