Month: September 2025
Farmers face eviction as Govt plans land deal with India
The People’s Struggle Alliance (PSA) says that the government is attempting to evict hundreds of farming families in eastern Sri Lanka to make...
2 state housing banks to be closed down?
The government plans to close down two state banks that grant housing loans, alleged Ceylon Bank Employees Union secretary Ranjan Senanayake. The State...
Dambulla’s ‘Model’ waste management facility collapses, elephants now foraging in trash
A once-celebrated waste management facility in Dambulla, developed with an investment of Rs. 650 million and hailed as a model of environmental innovation,...
India tightens grip over Sri Lanka with defense pact
By Rathindra Kuruwita Sri Lanka’s JVP-led NPP government has made a dramatic pivot towards India, even utilizing legislative changes it once vehemently opposed....
SJB demands anti-corruption probe into Trade Minister’s assets
The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has requested the country’s anti-corruption body to investigate how Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe amassed assets worth Rs 275 million,...
World Bank warns of major youth employment gap in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is expected to see nearly one million young people enter the workforce over the next decade but only around 300,000 new...
ICTA CEO removed
Mahesh Perera has been removed from his role as Chief Executive Officer of Sri Lanka’s Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) following the...
Sri Lanka’s top science official resigns over political interference
Professor Saman Senaweera, who served as Chairman of the National Science Foundation and Director of the Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology, has tendered...
Five Sri Lankans at risk of dying daily from chronic kidney disease
Approximately five individuals in Sri Lanka are at risk of dying daily due to chronic kidney disease (CKD). The National Unit for Kidney...
Rumesh Tharanga makes history for Sri Lanka at World Athletics Championships
Sri Lanka’s rising javelin star, Rumesh Tharanga, etched his name into the history books yesterday, becoming the first Sri Lankan male athlete ever...
