Month: October 2025
Rs. 600,000 per trial date: CIDA’s lavish legal spending amid harassment claims
The Committee on Public Enterprise (COPE) has raised serious concerns over the Construction Industries Development Authority (CIDA) in light of allegations of employee...
Human Rights Commission alarmed by rise in child rights violations
The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has issued a statement urging immediate action to address the growing number of child rights...
Audit reveals Rs. 123M spent on drug disposal without proper approval
Dr. Chamal Sanjeewa, President of the Doctors for Medical and Civil Rights, has raised serious concerns over the disposal of substandard medicines, surgical...
Expenses for disposal of substandard medicines come into question
President of the doctors for medical and civil rights Dr. Chamal Sanjeewa has questioned the expenses borne in the disposal of substandard medicines,...
Ministers, Deputy Ministers obtained MP’s fuel allowance even after assuming duties
Some Ministers and Deputy Ministers have obtained the fuel allowance which they are entitled for as MPs for some period after assuming of...
No show by president, PM at all island schools games
For the very first time, the ongoing all island schools games is without the participation of either the president or the prime minister....
Central Bank outlines benchmarks ahead of fifth IMF review completion
Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe says Sri Lanka has reached a staff-level agreement with the IMF on the completion of the fifth...
UNP appoints committee to initiate talks with SJB
The United National Party (UNP) has decided to appoint a three-member committee to initiate discussions with the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB). The committee...
Ruinous tax policies stoke inequality in Sri Lanka, says Human Rights Watch
Sri Lanka’s tax policies played a driving role in the country’s devastating 2022 economic crisis and have contributed to the chronic underfunding of...
Post-crisis growth unsustainable without major structural shifts
Sri Lanka must move beyond its current cyclical economic recovery and focus on creating a structurally driven growth model, notes the Institute for...
