Month: August 2025
Detained BYD EVs: Customs agrees to conditional release
Sri Lanka Customs has informed the Court of Appeal that it is willing to release 991 BYD electric vehicles currently held in detention,...
20,000 school dropouts a year: PM
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has revealed that approximately 20,000 children drop out of school each year in Sri Lanka, citing data from...
World leaders condemn Israel’s decision to take control of Gaza City
World leaders have condemned Israel’s plan to assume control of Gaza City, saying that it risks escalating the already dire humanitarian situation in...
Yevan David becomes first Sri Lankan driver to join FIA Formula 3 with AIX Racing
Yevan David has been confirmed as the first driver to join the 2026 FIA Formula 3 grid, with AIX Racing announcing the 18-year-old’s...
Internationally published Tamil journalist summoned for questioning by anti-terror police
The Sri Lankan government has come under heavy criticism for using a widely condemned draconian counter terror law to question an internationally acclaimed...
SupremeSAT breaks silence, calls satellite controversy a politically driven narrative
Sri Lanka’s first private satellite operator, SupremeSAT (Pvt.) Ltd., has issued a statement asserting that the truth behind its long-criticised satellite project has...
Cabinet rift over SupremeSAT: Samarasinghe contradicts PM’s figures
Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe told Parliament yesterday that the Board of Investment (BOI) had provided inaccurate financial data to Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya...
Israeli military plans to occupy Gaza City in major escalation of war
Israel’s security cabinet has approved a plan by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the military occupation of Gaza City, located in the...
“Anura Go Gama” in the making: Youth ready to push back against NPP’s agenda
The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has warned that independent and politically aware youth across the country are prepared to launch an “Anura Go...
Hospitals at risk of closure amid staffing and drug shortages – GMOA
The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has warned that hospitals across the country are at risk of closing down due to the acute...
