Month: October 2025

293 Articles
Sports

Dominant start for Sri Lanka at South Asian Athletics Championship 2025

Sri Lanka made a commanding start to the South Asian Athletics Championship 2025, capturing four gold medals and setting multiple meet records on...

Politics

When justice is replaced by justification

By Vox Civis There are moments in a nation’s journey when an event transcends its immediate tragedy and becomes a mirror to the...

Business

Ceylon Petroleum Corporation suffers 26.9 percent revenue loss

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) suffered a 26.9 percent revenue loss in 2024 since the entry of international suppliers to the local market,...

Politics

SJB now unhappy over giving nominations to Lasantha Wickramasekara

The party leadership is in trouble over the Samagi Jana Balawegaya’s granting nominations to Lasantha Wickramasekara to contest the local government polls despite...

Politics

JVP’s sacrifices cannot be expected from NPP – Samantha Vidyaratne

Minister Samantha Vidyarathna says the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna’s (JVP) discipline, tradition and culture cannot be expected from the National People’s Power (NPP) since...

Sri Lanka

Legal experts raise alarm over collapse of Sri Lanka’s ID Parade System

Sri Lanka’s Identification (ID) parade system, a cornerstone of criminal investigations, is under severe threat due to logistical shortcomings, insecure infrastructure, and growing...

Sri Lanka

Financial institutions lend over Rs. 1.16 trillion for vehicle loans

Sri Lanka is projected to spend more than USD 1.5 billion on vehicle imports this year, surpassing earlier estimates of USD 1.2 billion,...

Lifestyle

Sri Lanka sees 8 pct drop in marriages in 2024

Sri Lanka recorded a notable decline in marriages in 2024, according to the latest data from the Department of Census and Statistics. A...

World

Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit dies aged 93

Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit, a global style icon and patron of Thai silk who helped revive the monarchy’s standing after World War II...

Sri Lanka

10 to 15 scheduled trains get cancelled every day

Between 10 and 15 scheduled trains get cancelled every day due to a shortage of staff and resources, said railways general manager Ravindra...