Month: August 2025
SLMC backs ITAK-led hartal in North and East
The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) has announced its full support for the hartal called by the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK), scheduled...
Sri Lanka Athletics election postponed indefinitely
The eagerly anticipated Annual General Meeting and election of Sri Lanka Athletics (SLA), originally slated for 18 August 2025, has been postponed due...
Sri Lanka’s power sector crippled as nearly 20% of engineers leave for overseas jobs
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has revealed a significant loss of engineering talent, with 226 engineers migrating abroad over the past three years,...
Sri Lanka Cricket unveils new team jerseys ahead of Zimbabwe tour
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), in partnership with Moose Clothing Company, the Official Cricket Clothing Partner of SLC, has unveiled the newly designed team...
Sri Lanka postal workers to launch islandwide strike over pay dispute
Postal services in Sri Lanka are likely to face significant disruption as trade unions representing postal and telecommunications officers announced a nationwide strike...
Cannabis deal will deepen national crisis, warns drug policy watchdog
The Alcohol and Drug Information Centre (ADIC) has called on the Sri Lankan government to immediately reverse its decision to permit foreign investment...
Sri Lankan Buddhist clergy opposes cannabis cultivation project
One of Sri Lanka’s most influential Buddhist monastic orders has strongly opposed the Government’s decision to approve a commercial cannabis cultivation project, warning...
Sri Lanka’s prison healthcare system riddled with corruption, rights group claims
A leading prisoners’ rights group in Sri Lanka has accused the prison healthcare system of being plagued by corruption and inequality, claiming that...
Owners of X-Press Pearl condemns Sri Lanka Supreme Court’s ruling
Containership owner X-Press Feeders said it is “deeply concerned” with a judgment from the Sri Lankan supreme court, which has ordered the owners...
Chinese smugglers causing significant losses to Sri Lanka’s gem industry – report
Chinese involvement in Sri Lanka’s gemstone industry is causing significant revenue losses to the island nation’s crisis-ridden economy and impacting local businesses, according...
