Month: August 2025
Sri Lanka rise to 4th in ICC Men’s ODI Rankings
Sri Lanka climbs to 4th in the latest ICC Men’s ODI Team Rankings with 103 rating points, overtaking Pakistan, after a series of...
Sri Lanka sets sights on $36 Bn export goal by 2030
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake chaired the second meeting of the Export Development Council of Ministers (EDCM) yesterday (12) at the Presidential Secretariat, reaffirming...
US State Department report highlights persistent human rights abuses in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s new voter-elected government faces mounting calls from civil society to deliver on the democratic and human rights promises that emerged from...
Opposition parties to hold ‘unity talks’ tomorrow
A special discussion among several opposition political parties is set to take place tomorrow (14), with the aim of fostering greater unity among...
Israel kills 73 in Gaza as UK, EU and others slam ‘unimaginable’ suffering
Palestinians describe horrific scenes in Northern Gaza in the daily desperation to access food under Israeli fire. Israeli forces have killed at least...
Registrar of Companies hit by system failure, services paralyzed
A major technical failure has brought operations at the Registrar of Companies (RoC) to a near-complete standstill, severely affecting company registrations and related...
Minister disputes NPP MP’s statement on Sinopec deal
A clear division has emerged within the National People’s Power (NPP) over the handling and ownership of the high-profile Sinopec investment, as comments...
Potato farmers struggle amid influx of cheaper imports
Potato farmers in the Uva Province are grappling with significant challenges in selling their Yala season harvest, as the local market is flooded...
Sri Lanka and the IMF: Another stark example of the need for urgent debt restructure reform
The global economy stands at a critical crossroads, and Sri Lanka is no exception. The Trump administration’s policy priorities, from focusing narrowly on...
Fuel taxes to remain until CPC loans are repaid – Energy Minister
Minister of Energy Kumara Jayakody said that the government has no room to remove existing taxes on fuel until the loans owed by...
