Year: 2025
Sri Lanka to clash with Brunei and Chinese Taipei in June showdowns
The Sri Lanka National Football Team is gearing up for two important international fixtures during the June FIFA window, as confirmed by the...
India overtakes Japan to become world’s 4th largest economy
India has overtaken Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy and is now poised to surpass Germany to claim the third position within...
Supplementary medical professionals threaten strike over unresolved demands
The Joint Council for Professions of Supplementary to Medicine (JCPSM) has announced plans to initiate trade union action due to the government’s failure...
A farewell to the ‘Queen of Hearts’: Celebrating Malini Fonseka
Today, we say goodbye to Malini Fonseka. But we are not here to be sad. We are here to celebrate a beautiful life...
Imtiaz snubs Sajith, rejects SJB chairman post
Former Member of Parliament Imtiaz Bakir Marker has declined a request to resume the position of Chairman of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB),...
225 tea factories shut down across Sri Lanka
A severe shortage of tea leaves has led to the closure of at least 225 tea factories across the country, a development that...
NPP MPs force Health Minister to halt private of admissions to KDU medical faculty
The decision to admit private students to the medical faculty of the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) has been reversed following...
Sevanagala, Pelwatte sugar plants record Rs. 50 loss per kilo
The Sevanagala and Pelwatte sugar factories, operated under the Lanka Sugar Company (Pvt) Ltd., are reportedly incurring substantial losses of approximately Rs. 50...
Our current fertility rate isn’t high enough for humanity to survive
Humanity has spent the last century wrestling with population growth. For decades, global efforts focused on reducing fertility rates to curb overpopulation. Family...
Colombo’s big budget leads to minimal progress under NPP govt
Despite a hefty allocation of Rs 1,508.25 million for 535 projects under the Colombo District Development Programme, only Rs 8.20 million has been...
