Month: May 2025
Imtiaz snubs Sajith, rejects SJB chairman post
Former Member of Parliament Imtiaz Bakir Marker has declined a request to resume the position of Chairman of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB),...
225 tea factories shut down across Sri Lanka
A severe shortage of tea leaves has led to the closure of at least 225 tea factories across the country, a development that...
NPP MPs force Health Minister to halt private of admissions to KDU medical faculty
The decision to admit private students to the medical faculty of the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) has been reversed following...
Sevanagala, Pelwatte sugar plants record Rs. 50 loss per kilo
The Sevanagala and Pelwatte sugar factories, operated under the Lanka Sugar Company (Pvt) Ltd., are reportedly incurring substantial losses of approximately Rs. 50...
Our current fertility rate isn’t high enough for humanity to survive
Humanity has spent the last century wrestling with population growth. For decades, global efforts focused on reducing fertility rates to curb overpopulation. Family...
Colombo’s big budget leads to minimal progress under NPP govt
Despite a hefty allocation of Rs 1,508.25 million for 535 projects under the Colombo District Development Programme, only Rs 8.20 million has been...
Soros’ Shadow: Open Society’s Sri Lanka Coup?
by Durga Velayudham The recent arrival of Binaifer Nowrojee, President of the Open Society Foundations (OSF), in Sri Lanka signals more than just...
Around 10% reduction on orders on US tariffs uncertainty
While tariff negotiations between Sri Lanka and the US are ongoing till the 90-day grace period expires on July 8, Sri Lanka’s apparel...
Bimal greenlit release of 323 containers without Customs inspection – Dayasiri
SJB MP Dayasiri Jayasekara has accused Minister Bimal Rathnayake of authorising the release of 323 cargo containers without mandatory customs inspection. Addressing a...
Sri Lanka hit by largest Chikungunya outbreak in nearly two decades
Sri Lanka is grappling with a significant outbreak of chikungunya, marking the country’s most severe resurgence of the mosquito-borne disease in almost 20...
