Year: 2025
Kabir appointed as new COPA Chair
Samagi Jana Balawegaya parliamentarian Kabir Hashim has been appointed as the new Chair of the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) for the first...
Palm oil ban drains Sri Lanka’s reserves by $35 Million annually, warns industry body
Sri Lanka’s ban on palm oil cultivation is costing the country millions in foreign exchange and threatening its fragile economic recovery, the Planters’...
Building projects with Chinese aid at 13 hospitals get delayed
The construction of buildings at 13 state hospitals with 85 million US dollars of Chinese aid has got delayed due to various reasons,...
Dramas, diversions and betrayals
By Vox Civis Thanks to its wily politicians, Sri Lanka has never been short of entertainment on its political stage. In fact, politics...
CPC to purchase crude oil from the US
The CPC is preparing to purchase crude oil from the US following tests locally and consultations with regard to US tariffs. Its chairman...
Hospital chief told no money to pay his allowance arrears
A specialist doctor, who is the acting director of a national level hospital in Colombo, has written to the finance secretary over a...
Applications open for Russian State Scholarships 2026/27
Sri Lankan students aspiring to pursue higher education in Russia can now apply for the 2026/27 Russian State Scholarship programme, with the application...
Sri Lanka Central Bank has room to cut rates but will be cautious, says Governor
(Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s central bank has room to cut interest rates further but is treading carefully to preserve a buffer against potential...
Records tumble as Phil Salt’s stunning century leads England to T20 rout of South Africa
England made history, and for the first time more than 300 runs, on an extraordinary night in Manchester as they buried South Africa...
Sri Lanka’s modest 3.1% growth forecast raises concerns amid mounting debt
Sri Lanka’s economy is projected to grow by approximately 3.1% in 2025, according to Finance Ministry officials who presented their mid-year fiscal review...
