Month: November 2025
Pathum creates history for Sri Lanka in T20Is, smacks 98* to beat Zimbabwe
Pathum Nissanka delivered one of the standout innings of the tri-series as Sri Lanka swept past Zimbabwe in Rawalpindi to stay alive in...
T20 World Cup draw: Sri Lanka face toughest test
India and Sri Lanka, the joint hosts of next year’s Twenty20 World Cup, seem to have ended up with sharply different pathways to...
UDA launches inquiry into controversial Colombo high-rise development
The Urban Development Authority (UDA) has initiated a special investigation into a 40-storey luxury residential project in Colombo’s Polduwa Junction, following complaints from...
Rising maize prices put Sri Lanka’s egg and livestock sectors at risk
Sri Lanka is confronting a severe maize shortage, forcing producers to buy raw materials at sharply higher prices and increasing reliance on imports,...
Media activists slam govt over press freedom concerns
The Sri Lanka Working Journalists’ Association (SLWJA) and the Free Media Movement (FMM) have condemned the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) summoning of Aruna...
Political u-turn: NPP govt. pledges to advance trade deal with India
The National People’s Power (NPP) government has announced full commitment to advancing the Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (ETCA) with India, Trade, Cooperatives...
Monk alleges Sri Lanka education reforms clash with cultural, religious values
Professor Venerable Pathegama Gnanissara Thero has criticized the government’s new education reforms, stating that they are harming children and undermining Sri Lanka’s cultural...
Trump says he will visit China in April after call with Xi
President Donald Trump has said he agreed to visit Beijing in April and invited Chinese President Xi Jinping for a state visit later...
Sri Lanka doctors issue 48-hour ultimatum to Govt.
The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has given the Sri Lankan government 48 hours to present a clear, time-bound plan to address long-standing...
Govt trying to stifle media freedom, says Opposition Leader
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa accused the National People’s Power (NPP) government of attempting to suppress media freedom after the Editor-in-Chief of the Aruna...
