Year: 2025
Free Media Movement calls for accountability in media reforms
The Free Media Movement (FMM) has called on the Sri Lankan government to ensure transparency and accountability as it proposes a restructuring plan...
Additional censuses needed; excess animals to be sent abroad – Lal Kantha
Minister of Agriculture, K.D. Lal Kantha, announced that the report from this year’s crop-damaging animal census will be received on March 28th. He...
USD 200 Million in LCs opened for vehicle imports
Central Bank Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe announced that letters of credit worth USD 200 million have been opened since the resumption of vehicle imports....
Karannagoda denounces UK sanctions as politically motivated
Former navy commander, Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda has expressed his deep concern over the unjust sanctions recently imposed on him and...
Sri Lanka slams Britain’s ‘unilateral action’ to sanction its former generals
Sri Lanka on Wednesday slammed the British government’s “unilateral action” to sanction its three former military commanders, who led the campaign that crushed...
National Pillow Fight Championship to be held next month
The 2nd National Pillow Fight Championship, jointly organized by the Ethnosport Federation and the Pillow Fight Development Committee, is planned to be held...
Assets of fleeing OIC linked to cattle smuggling case frozen
The Polonnaruwa Magistrate’s Court took decisive action on Tuesday, ordering the freezing of all assets belonging to Inspector R.M. Rathnayake, the former Officer-in-Charge...
MR criticizes UK sanctions on former military leaders
SLPP Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa, who served as Executive President during the wartime, has strongly criticized the UK over sanctions imposed on former Chief...
Aircraft crash: Bimal says pilot error, Nalinda says cause yet to be determined
Cabinet Spokesperson and Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said that the cause of the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) training aircraft crash in the...
Central Bank Governor explains potential impact of US tariffs on Sri Lanka’s economy
Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, shared a detailed analysis of how changes in US trade policies could...
