Month: June 2025
Trump issues new travel ban covering a dozen countries
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a proclamation banning travelers from 12 countries and partially restricting travelers from seven others, starting on Monday,...
Sri Lanka’s plastic dilemma: Nation of delayed action and purpose
By Lakshan Madurasinghe Another year, another World Environment Day, and another theme to rally behind. This year, it’s ‘Ending Plastic Pollution’. Decades of...
Watchdog without teeth: DPA lacks capacity to enforce data laws
Deputy Minister of Digital Economy Eranga Weeraratne has acknowledged ongoing recruitment delays at Sri Lanka’s Data Protection Authority (DPA), despite its formal establishment...
Supplementary medical staff strike over Govt’s ‘broken promises’
The Joint Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine (JCPSM) launched an islandwide strike today, citing the government’s continued failure to address long-standing issues...
11 dead in stampede outside cricket stadium in southern India
At least 11 people have been killed and many more injured in a stampede outside a cricket stadium in the southern Indian state...
COO of Lanka Sugar Company’s Pelwatte Unit asked to resign over a social media post
The Chief Operating Officer of the Pelwatte unit of Lanka Sugar Company (Pvt) Ltd, Nuwan Dharmaratne, has tendered his resignation, with his departure...
Sathosa scandal: Minister and MP in ‘resign-if-wrong’ showdown over president’s advisor!
A heated exchange erupted in Parliament today (03) as Trade Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe dared SJB MP Mujibur Rahman to resign if he could...
Tensions rise as Navy, fishermen clash in Trincomalee waters
A tense confrontation unfolded yesterday (3) off the coast of Kuchchaveli, Trincomalee, when Sri Lanka Navy personnel engaged in an anti-poaching operation encountered...
Need for anti-terrorism laws while allaying concerns
By Tissa Mihindupura Countering terrorism, in the face of radicalization, is a major challenge confronting the entire globe today. Terrorism emanating from religious...
US pushes countries for best offers by Wednesday as tariff deadline looms
The Trump administration wants countries to provide their best offer on trade negotiations by Wednesday as officials seek to accelerate talks with multiple...
