Month: August 2025
10-year-old chess prodigy becomes youngest female player to defeat grandmaster
A 10-year-old British girl has made chess history by becoming the youngest female player to ever beat a grandmaster. Bodhana Sivanandan, from northwest...
Passengers inconvenienced by heavy congestion at Katunayake airport
Passengers, both local and foreign, were very much inconvenienced by heavy congestion at the inspection and immigration and emigration counters of the Katunayake...
Sahasdanavi power plant deal under fire for misleading Cabinet
The Electricity Consumers’ Association (ECA) has accused the Ministry of Energy of misleading the Cabinet over the controversial Sahasdanavi Power Plant proposal, alleging...
Sri Lanka probes 100 politicians over unexplained wealth
Sri Lanka’s Bribery Commission, in coordination with the Illegal Assets Investigation Division, has launched a sweeping investigation into the financial dealings of nearly...
Trump rules out Ukraine reclaiming Crimea or joining Nato as European leaders gather in Washington
US president’s comments may prove a setback for Volodymyr Zelenskyy as he flies to US for crucial Oval Office meeting in wake of...
Hartal in North-East presses for PTA repeal, land Rights, and PC elections
Several Tamil political parties in Sri Lanka’s Northern and Eastern provinces have announced a hartal today (18) to press for solutions on key...
Sri Lanka’s electrical equipment manufacturing slumps 27% despite modest export gains
Sri Lanka’s electrical equipment manufacturing sector recorded a contraction of 27.4% in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the same period last...
Sri Lanka’s Energy Minister to face corruption charges over 2015 tender deal
The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) is set to initiate legal proceedings against Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody over allegations...
Kandy Perahera drives 17% surge in tourist arrivals
The Kandy Esala Perahera has sparked a tourism surge, with Sri Lanka recording a 17.1% year-on-year rise in visitor arrivals during the first...
Rains batter hill country, roads blocked, reservoirs swell
Torrential rains pounding the western slopes of the Central Hills have thrown daily life and transport into disarray, with police warning motorists to...
