Year: 2025
Minister succumbs to union pressure, agrees to give Port workers major benefits
Port trade unions have reached an agreement with the subject Minister regarding several concessions, including a Rs 100,000 increase in the annual bonus...
Government to introduce new abortion laws
The government plans to introduce new laws permitting abortion allowing women to terminate pregnancies in cases of fatal birth defects that cannot be...
SJB tables list of UNPers done to death by JVP in 1980s
Matale Dirstrict SJB MP Rohini Kaviratne today tabled a list in Parliament naming 1,300 members, leaders, trade unionists, and activists of the UNP...
CID ordered to probe two land deals of Shiranthi
Deputy Labour Minister Mahinda Jayasinghe this morning informed Parliament that a CID probe has been called into land deals involving former first lady...
From the Political Desk: Sri Lanka prepares for local government elections amid political chaos
According to the Chairman of the Election Commission, R.M.A.L. Ratnayake, Sri Lanka will hold its local government elections on 06 May 2025. About...
Netanyahu fires Israel’s security chief over ‘distrust’
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fired the head of the nation’s security service over its failure to anticipate the 7 October 2023...
Former President Wickremesinghe calls for US $1 trillion-dollar economy
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has called on Sri Lanka to adopt an ambitious target of achieving a US $1 trillion-dollar economy by 2055....
“I did not resign, only requested a transfer”, says Police Spokesperson
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Buddhika Manatunga said today that reports of his resignation from the position of police media spokesperson are false....
Use a condom to prevent HIV transmission from oral sex, National STD/AIDS Programme warns
The National STD/AIDS Control Programme has urged the public to always use condoms when engaging in oral sex, especially during unprotected sexual activities....
We did not introduce the tax, just continued it – Trade Minister
Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development Wasantha Samarasinghe addressed claims regarding the imposition of a Rs. 65 tax on imported...
