Year: 2025
Sri Lanka’s Energy Minister to face corruption charges over 2015 tender deal
The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) is set to initiate legal proceedings against Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody over allegations...
Kandy Perahera drives 17% surge in tourist arrivals
The Kandy Esala Perahera has sparked a tourism surge, with Sri Lanka recording a 17.1% year-on-year rise in visitor arrivals during the first...
Rains batter hill country, roads blocked, reservoirs swell
Torrential rains pounding the western slopes of the Central Hills have thrown daily life and transport into disarray, with police warning motorists to...
Australia produce sensational comeback to secure historic win over South Africa
Australia produced a momentous comeback and scored six straight tries to beat South Africa 38-22 in the Rugby Championship on Saturday. The world...
Drug price controls cover only 700 brands, patients struggle
Of nearly 17,500 varieties of medicines sold under different brand names by private pharmacies, only about 700 are subject to price control, a...
2,000 Lankans battle Thalassemia
Sri Lanka is home to nearly 2,000 thalassemia patients, with the highest concentrations reported from Kurunegala, Anuradhapura, Badulla, Ampara and Batticaloa, a top...
Mannar Wind Project: Sri Lanka to return only refundable deposit to Adani Group
Sri Lanka will return only the refundable portion of financial deposits made by the Adani Group for the now-stalled Mannar Wind Power project,...
India’s Reckoning with Trump’s Tariffs
By Bodapati Srujana There are two reasons for the U.S. tariffs imposed on India: first, India’s refusal to open its agricultural market to...
Sudden, heavy rain in Pakistan, India-administered Kashmir and Nepal kills more than 400 people
Sudden floods triggered by heavy rains have killed more than 400 people across parts of Pakistan, India-administered Kashmir and Nepal, authorities have said,...
Religious institution faces leadership crisis amid political controversy
A prominent religious institution in Sri Lanka is experiencing significant internal upheaval as mounting pressure builds for its senior leader to step down...
