Month: July 2025
Another 900,000 apply for ‘Aswesuma’ welfare benefits
‘Aswesuma’ already has 1.8 million beneficiaries, and another 900,000 have applied for the welfare benefit scheme, said social security minister Dr. Upali Pannilage....
Sri Lanka sees rise in child accidents
Prof. Ruwanthi Perera, Consultant Paediatrician at the Colombo South Teaching Hospital in Kalubowila, has raised serious concerns over the growing number of accidents...
Sri Lanka’s GDP could fall by 1.5% from US tariffs – IMF
Sri Lanka’s GDP could decline by up to 1.5 percent if the United States reinstates a 44 percent tariff on Sri Lankan exports...
Sri Lanka’s Tamil parties back US-Israel war against Iran
By W.A. Sunil The criminal war waged by the US and Israel’s Netanyahu government against Iran has once again exposed the pro-imperialist character...
Trump says likely to start informing countries of US tariffs Friday
United States President Donald Trump said he plans to start sending letters informing trading partners of their tariff rates as soon as Friday,...
Sri Lanka unlocks new market opportunities with 15 conformity assessment accreditations by SLAB
Sri Lanka Accreditation Board (SLAB), under the patronage of the Ministry of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development, marked a significant milestone...
Excavation area at Chemmani mass grave extended
The area designated for excavation at the Chemmani mass gravesite in Jaffna has been officially extended following the discovery of skeletal remains beyond...
Liverpool’s football star Diogo Jota, 28, dies in car crash in Spain
Liverpool’s Portuguese forward Diogo Jota, 28, died in a fiery car crash near Zamora in northwestern Spain with his brother, Spanish state-owned TV...
Kerala Ganja cartel busted in shocking coastal sting
In a sensational drug bust that has rocked the coastal belt, authorities have seized over 900 kilos of Kerala ganja — along with...
TISL reviews Lanka’s UNCAC progress
Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL), recently released an independent Civil Society Report assessing Sri Lanka’s progress in fulfilling its commitments under the United...
