Month: October 2025
Former Congolese president Kabila sentenced to death for war crimes
Former Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila was sentenced to death in absentia on Tuesday by a military court in Kinshasa. The...
Families of the disappeared continue hunger strike in Jaffna
A relay hunger strike led by the Association of Relatives of the Forcibly Disappeared in the North and East entered its fifth day...
NPP’s Weligama UC Deputy Chairman caught on video verbally abusing civil servant
A video showing the Deputy Chairman of the Weligama Urban Council verbally abusing a civil servant has begun circulating widely on social media...
Sri Lanka’s infrastructure projects at risk amid drain of skilled professionals – Sajith
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has raised fresh concerns over the government’s failure to address critical issues affecting the country’s development, including a shortage...
Child death at Sri Lanka hospital: Mujibur slams AG’s Department for delay
An opposition lawmaker has questioned the delay in enforcing the law over the death of a child in Sri Lanka’s leading children’s hospital...
New evidence ties slain underworld figure ‘Kajja’ to Thajudeen’s final moments
Sri Lanka police say that Anura Vidanagamage, widely known as “Kajja,” who was gunned down in February alongside his two children, had been...
ADB lowers growth outlook for Sri Lanka in 2026
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has kept its growth forecast for Sri Lanka steady at 3.9% for 2025, matching its April projection, but...
Anuradhapura records a surge in underage pregnancies
Authorities in Anuradhapura have expressed deep concern over a growing number of underage pregnancies. At a recent meeting of the District Children and...
Madagascan government dissolved after deadly protests killed 22 people
Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina says he is dissolving the government following youth-led protests over water and power cuts in which the United Nations...
India’s World Cup campaign off to a winning start against Sri Lanka
Deepti Sharma delivered with both the bat and ball as India got their ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 campaign off to a...
