Month: December 2025
India’s consistent assistance a model for the Indian Ocean and Indo-Pacific Regions – Lankan Envoy
As India recently announced a US$ 450 million “reconstruction package” for Sri Lanka, to help the island nation recover from the devastating impact...
Ranwala crash: Govt. lays bare its true face
by Dr Upul Wijayawardhana The NPP government is apparently sinking into a pit dug by one of its members, ‘Dr’ Asoka Ranwala; perhaps...
University autonomy under siege: Sri Lanka’s dangerous drift toward politicised higher education
By Dr Mahim Mendis “A university ceases to be a university the moment it loses the freedom to govern itself.” – Professor Clark...
Laws must anticipate abuse, not intentions
By Jehan Perera A prominent feature of the first year of the NPP government is that it has not engaged in the institutional...
Cyclone relief pushes Sri Lanka’s deficit higher, raising debt concerns
Sri Lanka’s fiscal position has weakened sharply following Parliament’s approval of a Rs. 500 billion supplementary allocation to fund post-Cyclone Ditwah recovery, pushing...
Sri Lanka health minister acknowledges testing limitations after contaminated drug deaths
Health Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa has acknowledged that the drug testing process at the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) laboratory has limitations, as...
Sri Lanka draft anti-terror law could classify protests as terrorism, civil group warns
The National Peace Council (NPC) said that the proposed Protection of the State from Terrorism Act (PSTA) could replicate the abuses of the...
Sri Lankan farmers demand urgent compensation after Cyclone Ditwah
Farmers and agricultural unions in Sri Lanka are pressing the government to expedite compensation for crop losses caused by Cyclone Ditwah. Although the...
Constable in alleged assault case involving NPP MP seeks police protection
A police constable arrested in connection with an alleged assault involving a National People’s Power (NPP) lawmaker from Sri Lanka’s Ratnapura District has...
Five Ministers, Deputy Minister to face bribery probe
Sri Lanka’s Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has launched a detailed investigation into undeclared assets held by six government...
