Month: September 2025
Sri Lankan passport drops to 97th in latest global rankings
Sri Lanka’s passport has dropped six places in the 2025 Henley Passport Index, falling to 97th in the latest global rankings released on...
President says politicians received payments from underworld figures
In a startling revelation, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has accused unnamed Parliamentarians and government Ministers of maintaining ties with organised criminals, including receiving...
Sri Lanka risks missing graphite boom amid policy drift
Sri Lanka is making a renewed push to revitalise its underperforming graphite sector, with the government inviting private investors to develop the historic...
Sri Lankan exporters struggle as Colombo Port delays force shipping lines to reroute
Sri Lankan exporters are once again grappling with mounting uncertainty as severe operational delays at the Port of Colombo prompt major international shipping...
Report: Japan won’t recognize a Palestinian state given US ties
Japan will not recognize a Palestinian state for now, a decision likely taken to maintain relations with the United States and to avoid...
UNP opens door to reconciliation with SJB defectors, lifts membership suspensions
The United National Party (UNP) has lifted all disciplinary actions and membership suspensions previously imposed on party members who defected to the Samagi...
Trade Minister opens up about building Rs. 275 million fortune
A wave of public scrutiny has engulfed Trade and Commerce Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe following the release of his official asset declaration, which reveals...
Farmers face devastating losses as mystery disease threatens to decimate paddy crops
Farmers in Maha Bulankulama, Anuradhapura, are facing the imminent destruction of around 10 acres of paddy cultivation due to an unidentified disease that...
Australia shares rules for world-1st under-16 social media ban
Australian Communications Minister Anika Wells outlined rules for social media companies to follow as the nation prepares to enforce a ban on social...
How Gen Z-led protests are rattling governments across Asia
By Mithil Aggarwal, Janhvi Bhojwani and Jay Ganglani. From Nepal to Indonesia, young people disenchanted by corruption and a lack of jobs have...
