Month: March 2025
Colorectal cancer rates among adults and children on the rise
Health experts have raised concerns about the growing incidence of colorectal cancer among both adults and children in Sri Lanka. According to the...
Estate workers betrayed by NPP budget
Dr. Ilango Gandhi, leader of the All Lanka Progressive Workers Front, has criticized the National People’s Power (NPP) government for not fulfilling its...
Royal Thai Embassy and Ceylon Chamber host business forum
At the invitation of the Royal Thai Embassy in Colombo, The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, together with the Chamber’s Sri Lanka Greater Mekong...
China announces plans for major renewable projects to tackle climate change
China said on Wednesday it would develop a package of major projects to tackle climate change as it moves to bring its carbon...
GMOA meets former President to discuss doctors’ issues
The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) met with former President Ranil Wickremesinghe at his Colombo office on Wednesday to discuss ongoing challenges faced...
CEB records Rs. 3 billion loss in 2024 Q4
The state-run Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has made an operating loss of Rs. 3 billion in December 2024 quarter, and made a marginal...
COPE chairman accused of distributing land in Kottawa-Kombala reserve forest
A plan to distribute reserved lands in the Kottawa-Kombala Reserve Forest, one of the most unique lowland rainforests in the Galle District, is...
Chaos as MPs throw smoke grenades in Serbian Parliament
At least three Serbian MPs have been injured after opposition members threw smoke grenades during a chaotic session inside the country’s parliament on...
IMF warns Sri Lanka over electricity tariff reduction
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed concerns over Sri Lanka’s recent decision to reduce electricity tariffs by 20%, effective January 17, 2025....
Modi to visit Sri Lanka in April
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to travel to Sri Lanka in April. The visit, according to Sri Lankan sources, is still...
