Month: July 2025
Financial stress keeps Gen Z from having children
Sri Lanka is witnessing a troubling demographic shift as young adults delay marriage and childbirth, largely due to mounting economic pressures, according to...
UN reports 875 Palestinians killed near Gaza aid sites in six weeks
The UN rights office said on Tuesday it had documented at least 875 deaths over the past six weeks near aid distribution sites...
Rs. 523.6M promotion cost of Sajith’s housing scheme triggers audit inquiry
Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa revealed that investigations are underway into the alleged misuse of Rs. 523.6 million spent on...
SAFF U-20 Women’s Championship: Bangladesh blow away Sri Lanka in opener
Bangladeshi forward Sagorika scored a hat-trick as defending champions Bangladesh thrashed Sri Lanka by 9-1 in their SAFF Under-20 Women’s Championship 2025 opener...
Sri Lanka signs MoU with Oman to combat money laundering and terrorist financing
The Financial Intelligence Unit of Sri Lanka (FIU-Sri Lanka) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the National Center for Financial...
Opposition seniors raise concerns over SJB-NPP pact in Beruwala PS
Senior politicians representing various opposition parties have voiced strong objections to the recent decision by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) to form a...
Health Ministry must be held accountable for widespread medical shortages – GMOA
The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has placed full responsibility on the Health Ministry for the ongoing shortage of essential medicines, surgical tools,...
Integrity of chair essential for effective execution of Sri Lanka’s RTI Act
The Australian Advocacy for Good Governance in Sri Lanka (AAGGSL), a civil society organisation in Melbourne, has expressed deep concern over the ongoing...
Call to cut coconut prices as yields rise
Coconut Development Authority (CDA) Chairman Shanta Ranatunga urged traders to reduce retail prices of coconuts, citing a notable increase in yield. Ranatunga said...
Australia skittle Windies for 27 – lowest Test total for 70 years
Australia bowled out West Indies for just 27 – the second lowest score in Test history, and the worst since 1955 – to...
