Month: May 2025
Drastic reduction in Dansals
There has been a drastic reduction in the number of Dansals registered for this year, said public health inspectors. Only 2,000 registrations were...
Public health emergency looms with 19,000 dengue cases in 2025
The National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU) has sounded the alarm over a sharp surge in dengue cases across Sri Lanka, with over 19,000...
Govt denies spike in violence amid 52 deaths from 79 shooting incidents in seven months
Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala informed Parliament on Friday that Sri Lanka has witnessed 79 shooting incidents over the past seven months,...
Pakistan says it has launched military retaliation against India
Pakistan’s military said it launched a wave of short-range missiles into India early on Saturday, as India targeted air bases deep inside Pakistan...
The sugar rush is over: Sri Lanka’s election high fades into political uncertainty
The election cycle that has consumed Sri Lanka for the past nine months has finally ended. What began with hope, noise, and political...
Govt’s failure to imprison opposition politicians led to decline in NPP vote base – Lakmali
National List MP of the ruling National People’s Power (NPP), Lakmali Hemachandra, has attributed her party’s underperformance in the recent local government elections...
IPL 2025 suspended amid India-Pakistan tensions
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 has been suspended indefinitely due to the escalating military conflict between India and Pakistan. The Board of...
Vijitha’s excuse for not tabling Indo-Lanka agreement in parliament
Minister of Foreign Affairs Vijitha Herath has clarified that the recent agreement signed between Sri Lanka and India is a defence cooperation agreement...
Bimal attributes NPP’s vote decline to lack of candidate-focused posters
Minister Bimal Ratnayake has pointed to a campaign strategy of the National People’s Power (NPP) as a key reason for its underperformance in...
Six dead after military helicopter crashes into Maduru Oya reservoir
A military helicopter plunged into a reservoir in Sri Lanka on Friday, killing 6 people. Air force spokesperson Eranda Geeganage said the helicopter...
