Month: October 2025
Jaffna’s mass graves: How ghosts of Sri Lanka’s civil war continue to haunt the youth
By Lakshmi Subramanian The mass graves at Chemmani cemetery in Jaffna reveal hundreds of human remains, reopening the painful wounds of Sri Lanka’s...
Dental surgeons lash out at Health Ministry
The Government Dental Surgeons’ Association (GDSA) has announced a nationwide token strike on November 6, 2025, in protest against long-standing administrative deficiencies within...
Wealth tax could curb inequality and fund education in Sri Lanka, says HRW
A new report by the Human Rights Watch (HRW) titled “Tax Giveaways, Struggling Schools,” suggests that Sri Lanka could generate nearly USD 450...
SLC pledges Rs. 1.5 billion annually to boost school cricket
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) will allocate around Rs. 1.5 billion annually to develop and promote school cricket across the country, Minister of Youth...
Trump raises tariffs on Canada by 10% in retaliation for anti-tariff TV ad
Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he will raise US tariffs on Canada by 10% in retaliation for an anti-tariff advertisement sponsored by...
Growing HIV, STD risk among high-risk groups
Sri Lankan health authorities have sounded the alarm over the growing number of individuals engaging in unsafe sexual and drug-related behaviours, warning that...
Sri Lanka is being ruled by the ‘law of the jungle’ – SJB
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Mujibur Rahman told Parliament on Friday (23) that the people of this country did not give power to...
Natural disasters blamed on previous regimes
Flooding and other natural disasters are manmade, deputy minister Nalin Hewage said, blaming them on unauthorised constructions build during previous regimes on political...
MP Jagath Withanage claims threat to his life
Opposition MP Jagath Withanage has claimed a threat to his life, saying the IGP has confirmed it and instructed the SSP of Kalutara...
Power minister & ministry secretary clash over service extension
Power minister Kumara Jayakody and the ministry secretary have clashed over granting a service extension to the director general of the power sector...
