Month: November 2025
2026 Budget fails doctors while public health services face critical shortages, says GMOA
The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has raised serious concerns over the state of Sri Lanka’s free public healthcare system, warning that it...
Nearly one in three Sri Lankan women overweight
Nearly one in three Sri Lankan women aged between 18 and 60 are now overweight, while one in eight are classified as obese,...
NPP-controlled Kandaketiya Pradeshiya Sabha budget defeated
The 2026 budget of the Kandaketiya Pradeshiya Sabha, administered by the National People’s Power (NPP), was defeated by a majority of four votes...
Military children’s fee concession axed at Kotelawala Defence Academy
The sudden withdrawal of the 50% course fee concession for children of military personnel at the Kotelawala Defence Academy has triggered a wave...
Fitch Ratings says reduction in Govt spending could weaken Sri Lanka’s growth potential
Shortfalls in implementing planned investment spending could weaken Sri Lankan economy’s growth potential, making longer-term fiscal consolidation more challenging, Fitch Ratings said. Fitch...
Agha, Rauf upstage Hasaranga as Pakistan win thriller to go 1-0 up
Pakistan withstood a valiant all-round display from Wanindu Hasaranga to come away with a six-run victory in the first ODI against Sri Lanka...
Taavi Samaraweera makes history with world No. 3 ranking
Sri Lanka’s rising table tennis prodigy, Taavi Samaraweera, has achieved a milestone that has rewritten the nation’s sporting record books, climbing to World...
Suicide bombing kills at least 12 in Islamabad
A suicide bombing has killed at least 12 people outside a judicial complex in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad, officials said. Interior minister Mohsin Naqvi...
SJB frustrated over Sajith’s conduct ?
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Dr. Harsha de Silva has revealed that neither he nor any other party member was informed about Opposition...
Taxpayers foot the bill as estate owners pocket profits
Professor Priyanga Dunusinghe of the University of Colombo’s Department of Economics says that the government’s proposal to provide estate workers with a daily...
