Month: October 2025
Trump threatens 100% China tariffs as Beijing restricts rare-earth exports
Donald Trump has threatened to impose additional US tariffs of 100% on China from next month, accusing Beijing of “very hostile” moves to...
SJB appoints committee to explore collaboration with UNP
The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has taken a significant step towards closer collaboration with the United National Party (UNP) by appointing a four-member...
National Women’s Commission fails to function
Sri Lanka’s newly established National Women’s Commission (NWC), announced by Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya as a key step towards advancing women’s rights, has...
IMF tells govt to maintain cost-reflective power tariffs or face serious fiscal risks
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued a strong warning to Sri Lanka, urging the government to maintain its cost-recovery electricity pricing mechanism,...
Namal Karunaratne admits NPP’s waning popularity
Popularity of the NPP regime is diminishing due to the people’s lack of understanding of the ways of governance, deputy minister Namal Karunaratne...
Opposition charges speaker with bias and abuse of power, files international complaints
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Dr. Kaviṇḍa Jayawardena has lodged complaints with two international parliamentary bodies against Sri Lanka’s Speaker of Parliament, Dr....
Opposition fears Police Commission becoming ‘Government puppet’
The Opposition condemned the government’s move to shift control of police transfers from the independent National Police Commission to the Inspector General of...
IMF asks Sri Lanka to beef up anti-graft operations
The International Monetary Fund asked cash-strapped Sri Lanka on Thursday to strengthen its anti-corruption agency and accelerate prosecutions after a review of a...
SJB to lead joint political programme with UNP
Sri Lanka’s main opposition party, the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), has announced it will enter into a political collaboration with the United National...
Asian Cup Qualifiers: Sri Lanka upset Turkmenistan in Colombo
Sri Lanka’s national football team pulled off a major upset on Thursday (09), defeating higher-ranked Turkmenistan 1–0 in their AFC Asian Cup 2027...
