Month: May 2025
UNP and SJB agree to administer local bodies with opposition parties
The United National Party (UNP) and the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) have announced an agreement to collaborate in administering local government bodies where...
President to hold talks with independent groups to form CMC administration
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is scheduled to hold a special discussion today with members of five independent groups that secured seats in the...
India’s bloody footprint on Lankan soil
The world must not forget that while Sri Lanka’s war had many villains, one of the earliest, most cunning, and most cruel came...
President to attend War Heroes’ commemoration after heavy social media backlash
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will attend Sri Lanka’s 16th National War Heroes’ Commemoration Ceremony as the chief guest, the government confirmed on Sunday,...
CBSL downplays risk of harsh US tariffs
Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe, has said that a potential 44% reciprocal tariff on Sri Lankan...
Biden diagnosed with ‘aggressive form’ of prostate cancer
Former President Joe Biden was diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer, according to a statement from his personal office Sunday, and...
Six luxury vehicles hidden by Health Ministry despite auction directive
In defiance of a Treasury directive, six luxury vehicles belonging to the Ministry of Health have been withheld from a government-wide auction process....
FSP demands immediate exit from ‘secretive’ Sri Lanka–India defence pact
The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) has called for the immediate cancellation of a “secretive and dangerous” defence agreement allegedly signed between Sri Lanka...
Controversy erupts over purchase of two Apple phones by CPC
A recent order for the purchase of two mobile phones by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has sparked widespread criticism after the details of...
India gifts essential items to Malwatte and Asgiriya Maha Pirivenas
The High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha, paid respects to Most Venerable Thibbatuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangala Mahanayake Thero of Malwatte...
