Month: September 2025
Fuel supply feud: CEB push for competitive bidding blocked by CPC
A growing rift between the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) over fuel procurement is threatening the stability of...
Disappearance documents from Navy Commander still sealed due to CID bureaucratic errors
It has been revealed before court that the documents requested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) from the Navy Commander ten months ago...
Sri Lanka sprints to six-wicket win over Bangladesh for crucial Asia Cup T20 win
Pathum Nissanka became the quickest Sri Lankan batter to reach 2,000 T20 runs as the opener sprinted his team to a six-wicket win...
Kabir appointed as new COPA Chair
Samagi Jana Balawegaya parliamentarian Kabir Hashim has been appointed as the new Chair of the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) for the first...
Palm oil ban drains Sri Lanka’s reserves by $35 Million annually, warns industry body
Sri Lanka’s ban on palm oil cultivation is costing the country millions in foreign exchange and threatening its fragile economic recovery, the Planters’...
Building projects with Chinese aid at 13 hospitals get delayed
The construction of buildings at 13 state hospitals with 85 million US dollars of Chinese aid has got delayed due to various reasons,...
Dramas, diversions and betrayals
By Vox Civis Thanks to its wily politicians, Sri Lanka has never been short of entertainment on its political stage. In fact, politics...
CPC to purchase crude oil from the US
The CPC is preparing to purchase crude oil from the US following tests locally and consultations with regard to US tariffs. Its chairman...
Hospital chief told no money to pay his allowance arrears
A specialist doctor, who is the acting director of a national level hospital in Colombo, has written to the finance secretary over a...
Applications open for Russian State Scholarships 2026/27
Sri Lankan students aspiring to pursue higher education in Russia can now apply for the 2026/27 Russian State Scholarship programme, with the application...
