Month: July 2025
Govt pushes ahead with education reforms amidst union backlash
The government has pressed forward with its education reform agenda despite mounting criticism from teacher unions over the lack of stakeholder consultation. Speaking...
Chief Justice Murdu Fernando to retire on July 27
Chief Justice Murdu Fernando is set to retire on July 27, upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 65, marking the end of...
German investor abandons $100M Sri Lankan waste-to-energy project
A high-level meeting organized by the Central Province Governor’s Office to discuss a major waste-to-energy project was abruptly cancelled this week, prompting a...
Energy Ministry seeks Cabinet nod to cancel Indian LNG pact following Chinese tender award
Sri Lanka’s Energy Ministry has proposed to the Cabinet the cancellation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed last August with India’s Petronet...
40% of police officers suffer from non-communicable diseases – Acting IGP
Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasuriya has raised concern over the growing prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among Sri Lanka’s police...
Resignation of UN commission on Israel-Palestine not linked to fear of sanctions, say members
The resignation of the United Nations’ commission of inquiry on Palestine is unrelated to fears of sanctions by the US government or any...
Weerawansa says Anura weaker than Sirisena, slams e-NIC project
National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa launched a fierce attack on the Anura Dissanayake-led National People’s Power (NPP) government, accusing it of...
Sri Lanka vital to U.S. economy, says Deputy Minister
Deputy Minister of Land and Irrigation, Susil Ranasinghe, has claimed that in the present global economic context, the United States needs Sri Lanka...
Sharp rise in schoolgirl pregnancies prompts call for comprehensive sex education
Sri Lanka has seen a sharp rise in teen pregnancies, prompting Women and Child Affairs Minister Saroja Paulraj to call for the urgent...
India threatens to boycott ACC meeting, Asia Cup may be cancelled!
The Asian Cricket Council’s (ACC) Annual General Meeting (AGM), as per prior arrangements, is scheduled to take place in Dhaka on July 24....
