Year: 2025
LTL union says politically driven groups behind ‘smear campaign’
Members of the staff trade union at LTL Holdings said that politically motivated groups and rival interests are orchestrating a coordinated campaign to...
Chief Prelate urges President to probe Trincomalee temple incident
The Chief Prelate of the Sri Lanka Amarapura Maha Nikaya, Most Venerable Karagoda Uyangoda Maithri Murthy Thero, has written to President Anura Kumara...
UN Security Council approves US plan for Gaza, Hamas rejects UNSC resolution
The United Nations Security Council has adopted a resolution drafted by the United States to establish an International Stabilization Force (ISF) in the...
ITAK demands resignation of Tamil NPP MPs over Trincomalee Buddha statue dispute
The Illankai Tamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) on Sunday called for the immediate resignation of all Tamil members of the National People’s Power (NPP),...
Two monks injured as Police remove Buddha statue at Trincomalee temple
Tensions flared in Sri Lanka’s eastern port city of Trincomalee late on Sunday after police removed a Buddha statue from the premises of...
Bangladesh’s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death for crimes against humanity
A Bangladesh court convicted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina of crimes against humanity on Monday, sentencing the deposed leader to death for ordering...
Sri Lanka’s 2026 budget lays markers for growth, but what’s missing?
Following a remarkable recovery from a very deep crisis in 2022, Sri Lanka’s recent budget consolidates economic stabilisation and introduces a few markers...
Pavan added to Sri Lanka Squad for T20I Tri-Series in Pakistan
Sri Lanka has strengthened its squad ahead of the upcoming T20I tri-series in Pakistan with the inclusion of young all-rounder Pavan Rathnayake, team...
Cybercrimes in Sri Lanka soar past 6,700 this year
The Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Response Forum reports that more than 6,700 cybercrimes have been recorded so far this year. According to the...
Sri Lanka records significant rise in HIV infections
Sri Lanka is witnessing a worrying increase in HIV infections, with men accounting for the vast majority of new cases, the National STD/AIDS...
