Month: December 2025
Ratnapura MC rejects NPP-led budget for second time
The 2026 budget of the Ratnapura Municipal Council, controlled by the National People’s Power (NPP), was defeated for a second time yesterday. The...
Putin vows no more wars if West treats Russia with respect
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said there will be no more wars after Ukraine, if Russia is treated with respect – and dismissed...
93 types of drugs fail quality assurance checks
Sri Lanka’s Health Ministry said 93 types of medicines used in government hospitals have failed quality assurance tests so far this year, prompting...
BASL says Kaduwela mayor overstepped authority at municipal inquiry
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has criticised Kaduwela Mayor Ranjan Jayalal Perera after reports that he obstructed a lawyer during a...
Disasters do not destroy nations, the refusal to change does
By Darshika Thejani Bulathwatta Sri Lanka has endured both kinds of catastrophe that a nation can face, those caused by nature and those...
National Hospital’s Deputy Director Dr. Bellana suspended from duties
Measures have been taken to suspend the official duties of Dr. Rukshan Bellana, who served as the Deputy Director of the Colombo National...
President will have to face court cases over his irresponsible conduct, says Uvindu Kurukulasuriya
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will definitely have to face a number of court cases personally over his irresponsible conduct, especially with regard to...
Trump suspends US green card lottery in wake of Brown University and MIT shootings
The homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, has ordered the suspension of the green card lottery program at Donald Trump’s direction, saying it allowed...
Ranil offers to step down to facilitate UNP-SJB unity
Former President and United National Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has told the party’s working committee he is willing to step down if...
Sri Lanka’s agriculture sector ravaged by severe floods – FAO
Recent flooding has devastated Sri Lanka’s agricultural sector, destroying more than 100,000 hectares of rice paddies and thousands of hectares of vegetables and...
