Month: August 2025
Archbishop’s spokesperson calls for Deputy Defence Minister’s resignation
Reverend Father Cyril Gamini Fernando, media spokesperson for Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, has called on Deputy Minister of State Security, Major General Aruna Jayasekara...
Sri Lanka grants host of concessions to US in tariff negotiations – Sunday Times report
Sri Lanka granted the United States a wide range of concessions in exchange for the US reducing its “reciprocal tariff” on Sri Lankan...
NPP MPs in talks with close associate of former President Wickremesinghe, says SJB organiser
Former Provincial Councillor and Gampaha SJB organizer Waruna Rajapaksa has claimed that discussions are currently underway between a close associate of former President...
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot wins Tour de France Femmes, becoming first French rider to win event since 1989
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot won the Tour de France Femmes on Sunday, becoming the first French winner of cycling’s biggest race since 1989. Not since...
Lal Kantha challenges university dons to propose alternative education reforms
Minister of Agriculture K.D. Lal Kantha slammed the Federation of University Teachers’ Associations (FUTA)for opposing the government’s proposed education reforms without offering a...
Imported BYD vehicles may have underdeclared to reduce tax obligations, says Customs
Sri Lanka Customs have detained the BYD vehicles imported from China at the port, as an issue has arisen regarding their engine capacity....
76 migrants dead, dozens missing after boat sinks off Yemen
At least 76 people have been killed and dozens are missing after a boat carrying mostly Ethiopian migrants sank off Yemen, in the...
US embassy looks into NPP’s infiltration of youth clubs
The US embassy in Colombo has inquired into the current activities of youth clubs, political sources said, following claims in society that they...
Joseph Stalin walks out of meeting chaired by PM
Several teachers’ unions walked out in protest from an Education Ministry briefing on proposed educational reforms, chaired by subject minister, prime minister Harini...
India–Sri Lanka power link in limbo amid confusion and delays
The status of the India-Sri Lanka electricity grid connectivity project remains unclear amid conflicting signals from Sri Lankan authorities. Despite media reports suggesting...
