Month: September 2025
Sri Lanka stunned as Zimbabwe pick up crushing win
“We just need to avoid losing wickets on a regular basis,” said Charith Asalanka at the toss ahead of the 2nd T20I. Unfortunately...
‘No local accountability’: Tamils in east want international intervention
Religious leaders and relatives of affected families claim that no justice can be expected within the country for over 150 persons abducted while...
Speaker to decide on no-faith motion against Deputy Defence Minister
The Speaker of Parliament is expected to announce this week whether the no-confidence motion filed by the Opposition against State Minister of Defence,...
Live gaming centres face Rs. 6.46 Mn in outstanding taxes
The Department of Inland Revenue has stated that seven owners operating live broadcast gaming centres collected annual fees totalling Rs. 340,750,000 for the...
Rs. 351 bn in education funds go unspent — Audit Report
More than Rs. 351 billion allocated last year to the Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education has gone unspent, the National...
Rs. 180 bn worth of fruits, vegetables wasted annually
Sri Lanka loses fruits and vegetables worth nearly Rs. 180 billion every year — enough to feed the entire nation for two to...
Middeniya chemicals cleared during same period 323 red-tagged containers were released
The stock of chemicals used in the manufacture of the drug called Ice and found from Middeniya had been imported in January, when...
Rahman alleges U.S. pressure behind Sri Lanka’s Shanghai Summit no-show
Sri Lanka’s decision to skip the recent Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in China has drawn criticism from opposition lawmaker Mujibur Rahman, who...
Calls grow for Ranil Wickremesinghe’s return to Parliament
Two senior political figures have expressed support for the possible return of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe to Parliament, citing his experience and statesmanship...
The Final Crossroads
By Vox Civis For nearly half a century, Ranil Wickremesinghe has been a fixture in Sri Lankan politics. Thirty-one of those years he...
