Year: 2025
Facebook and Instagram get rid of fact checkers
Meta is abandoning the use of independent fact checkers on Facebook and Instagram, replacing them with X-style “community notes” where commenting on the...
Human-Elephant conflict in Sri Lanka: A call for coexistence
By Ifham Nizam Sri Lanka’s human-elephant conflict (HEC) has become an increasingly tragic symbol of the struggle between conservation and development. As one...
Black Caps maul Sri Lanka to clinch series victory
New Zealand mauled Sri Lanka by 113 runs in Hamilton tonight to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-game series. The match...
Govt. to repatriate Sri Lankan workers illegally staying in South Korea
The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) will take necessary measures to bring the workers illegally staying in South Korea to Sri...
Students, academics and media activists denounce Peradeniya University’s ban on IYSSE lecture
Students, academics and media activists have made powerful statements opposing the University of Peradeniya vice chancellor’s decision to ban an International Youth and...
PM Modi to visit Sri Lanka in 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Sri Lanka within this year, the Indian High Commission announced here on Tuesday. However, the dates are...
TRCSL nod for “Starlink” tariff plans
The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) has approved the tariff plans for ‘Starlink’ satellite broadband services to be implemented through ‘Starlink’...
President AKD to visit China ahead of 2025 budget
President AKD To visit China ahead of 2025 budget President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will travel to the island’s largest bilateral lender China next...
President meets with FinMin officials to discuss vehicle imports
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake held extensive discussions with officials from the Ministry of Finance on Tuesday (07) at the Presidential Secretariat with a...
India’s Marxist party wants NPP government to devolve power sans restrictions
A leading leftist party in India-Communist Party of India (Marxist) aka CPI (M) has called upon the Sri Lankan government to ensure the...
