Month: September 2025
Nepal blocks Facebook, X, YouTube and others for failing to register with the government
Nepal’s government said Thursday it is blocking most social media platforms including Facebook, X and YouTube because the companies failed to comply with...
Premadasa urges Govt not to use ICCPR as political weapon
Sri Lanka’s Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has called on the Government to uphold the true spirit of the International Covenant on Civil and...
Roshan Mahanama resigns from National Sports Council
Former Sri Lanka cricket captain Roshan Mahanama has stepped down from his position at the National Sports Council (NSC). Mahanama, who was appointed...
Sri Lankan karate athletes demand answers over missed Asian Championship
A group of young Sri Lankan karate athletes and their parents met with Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage on Thursday, following their inability...
Trump to sign executive order renaming Pentagon the Department of War
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Friday that will change the name of the Defense Department to the...
FSP files RTI request over attack on party office in Yakkala
The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) has filed a Right to Information (RTI) request with the Inspector General of Police (IGP), seeking clarity over...
33 non-operational SOEs to be liquidated
The Sri Lankan Cabinet has approved a sweeping proposal by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to shut down 33 non-operational State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), marking...
Sri Lanka faces 50% shortage of university lecturers, says FUTA
Sri Lanka’s public university system is grappling with a deepening academic crisis as it faces a 50% shortage of lecturers, severely impacting the...
Over 5,000 child protection complaints in seven months
Sri Lanka’s National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) has reported a disturbing rise in child related complaints, with 5,461 cases recorded between January and...
Sri Lanka launches Banana Tissue Culture Laboratory to boost fruit value chain development
The North Central Provincial Department of Agriculture inaugurated a state-of-the-art Banana Tissue Culture Planting Material Production Laboratory at the In-Service Training Institute in...
