Year: 2025
Acquiring of Colombo Dockyard by Indian shipbuilding firm delayed
Colombo Dockyard, which is to be acquired by India’s Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited through an injection of capital, said the Rs 12.9 billion...
Radiotherapy services suspended: Cancer patients at Apeksha Hospital face life-threatening delays
Radiotherapy services have been suspended at the new radiotherapy unit of the Apeksha Hospital in Maharagama due to a cooling system air leak...
Sri Lanka-India parliamentary friendship delegation meets India’s Speaker, discusses enhancing parliamentary ties
In a significant step towards deepening democratic ties, the 24-member high-level delegation of Sri Lanka-India Parliamentary Friendship Association met Lok Sabha Speaker Om...
Madushanka seals thriller with last-over hat-trick
Raza had valiantly revived Zimbabwe’s chase through the middle overs but he could not take them over the line. Sri Lanka 298 for...
US court rules many of Trump’s global tariffs are illegal
A US appeals court has ruled that most tariffs issued by US President Donald Trump are illegal, setting up a potential legal showdown...
Ceypetco restructuring aims to cut staff by 1,200
A restructuring is now taking place in the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) and the Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals Ltd. (CPSTL) to minimize staff....
MPs to receive state-funded vehicles, says NPP MP
Members of Parliament, including those in the opposition, will be provided with government-funded vehicles, National People’s Power (NPP) MP Najith Indika said. Speaking...
Complaint to Bribery Commission against Sajith & Jalani
The Bribery Commission has received a complaint against opposition leader Sajith Premadasa in relation to a fraud said to have taken place in...
89 incidents of shooting this year claim 48 lives
A total of 89 incidents of shooting this year so far has claimed 48 lives, while causing injury to 50 others, said the...
European leaders outraged after Russian strikes kill 23 and damage EU’s HQ
The head of the European Union’s executive Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has spoken of her outrage at Russia’s deadliest onslaught on Kyiv...
