Year: 2025
Son of Norway’s crown princess charged with rape and abuse
The eldest son of Norway’s crown princess has been charged with 32 offences, including four counts of rape, a prosecutor says. The charges...
UK trade reforms to boost Sri Lankan garment exports from 2026
Sri Lankan garment manufacturers are set to gain unprecedented access to UK markets under liberalised trade rules taking effect in early 2026, the...
Faiszer urges tougher controls on online gambling
Parliamentarian Faiszer Musthapha has called on the Sri Lankan government to implement stricter measures to regulate online gambling, warning of the growing risk...
Anti terror police summons globally acclaimed Tamil journalist
A globally acclaimed Tamil journalist, who has been reporting about the Vanni region in general and war-affected people in particular for several years,...
Former cabinet ministers under investigation for alleged illicit assets
Sri Lankan authorities have launched a special investigation into the assets of three former cabinet ministers. The probe is being carried out under...
Electricity Amendment Bill becomes law
Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne on Monday (18) endorsed the certificate on the Sri Lanka Electricity (Amendment) Bill, parliamentary sources said today. The Bill,...
Govt sets conditions for talks with striking postal workers
The government has ruled out negotiations with striking postal workers unless their trade unions first accept two controversial new regulations—mandatory fingerprint attendance and...
Over 300 children rescued from exploitation in past month
Sri Lanka’s Minister of Women and Child Affairs, Saroja Paulraj, has revealed that more than 300 children, many engaged in domestic servitude or...
Indefinite postal strike leaves millions of items undelivered
Postal unions in Sri Lanka have declared an indefinite strike, bringing postal services across the country to a halt and leaving nearly 1.5...
Money printing not a threat to inflation, says Deputy Transport Minister
Deputy Minister of Transport Dr. Prasanna Gunasena has dismissed fears that printing money will drive inflation in Sri Lanka, insisting that the government’s...
