Year: 2025
Sri Lanka’s listed banks see slight decline in capital buffers
Sri Lanka’s listed banks reported a slight quarter-on-quarter decline in capital buffers in the third quarter of 2025 though most remain above regulatory...
Election Commission says returning to previous system could speed up PC polls
Sri Lanka’s long-delayed Provincial Council (PC) Elections could be held sooner if conducted under the previous proportional representation system, the Election Commission (EC)...
Control of HIV, TB and malaria at risk after global health fund donations fall
Control of the deadly infectious diseases HIV, tuberculosis and malaria “hangs in the balance” after a shortfall in donations to a leading global...
Foreigners linked to growing number of offences in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has recorded a rise in traffic accidents, minor offences, and violent crimes involving foreign nationals in the first ten months of...
Rising Stars Asia Cup 2025: Pakistan claws back to beat Sri Lanka, reaches final
Pakistan Shaheens pulled off a thrilling five-run win over Sri Lanka-A in the Rising Stars Asia Cup 2025 semifinal in Doha on Friday...
Sri Lanka farmers say inaccurate data behind shortages, unnecessary imports
Sri Lanka’s National Farmers’ Union said that the Department of Agriculture is issuing misleading crop data that has harmed both farmers and consumers,...
Garbage piled up in Galle town
Several tonnes of garbage remain piled up for some time in the Ja Kotuwa beach and the main vegetable market in Galle town...
Public admin. minister in the wrong, public security minister is correct – Sunil Watagala
Deputy minister Sunil Watagala has told parliament that the recommendation of the respective head of the community police committee is required to obtain...
SJB plans anti-government campaign from January
Sri Lanka’s main opposition party, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), said it will launch a coordinated campaign against the ruling National People’s Power (NPP)...
Handunetti claims Police would have no work if underworld was eliminated
Minister of Industries Sunil Handunnetti says that if there were even a single country in the world without shootings, it would be considered...
