Month: May 2025

173 Articles
Sports

Sri Lankan pugilists settle with four bronze medals

Sri Lanka’s young boxers fought with heart and courage but fell short of reaching the finals, settling for four hard-earned bronze medals as...

Business

Sri Lanka’s manufacturing sector records sharp decline in April

Sri Lanka’s Purchasing Managers’ Index for Manufacturing (PMI – Manufacturing) has registered a significant decline, falling to 40.1 in April 2025. This marks...

Sri Lanka

Human Rights Commission warns Govt against misuse of ICCPR Act

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has voiced strong objections to the continued misuse of legal provisions, particularly Section 3 of...

World

Ukraine calls on allies to keep pressure on Russia after talks yield no ceasefire

Ukraine rallied support from its Western allies on Friday after Kyiv and Moscow failed to agree to a ceasefire at their first direct...

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka runs out of vehicle number plates

The Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) has temporarily suspended the issuance of number plates for newly registered vehicles due to a reported shortage...

Politics

SJB needs a new leadership, says Chaminda Wijesiri

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) needs a new leadership, says its MP Chaminda Wijesiri. The party needs to be reorganized while its unity...

Sri Lanka

Ranil accuses CIABOC of misleading court

Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has issued a firm denial of recent media reports suggesting he was implicated in a court submission by the...

Politics

JVP at 60: celebrations amid a political deadlock

By our Political Editor On 14 May 2025, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) marked its 60th anniversary with grandeur, pride, and defiance. A...

Sri Lanka

Gajendrakumar denounces Gaza crisis as ‘live-streamed genocide’ at Nakba commemoration

Tamil National People’s Front (TNPF) parliamentarian Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam delivered a searing indictment of global inaction and what he termed “cold criminal calculations” behind...

Sri Lanka

Executive overreach: TNA rebukes President’s remarks as ‘corrupt use of power’

Former MP M.A. Sumanthiran yesterday slammed President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, accusing him of veiled threats and a worrying display of executive overreach. Sumanthiran,...