Year: 2025
CERT warns of Zoom link scam behind wave of WhatsApp account hacks
A sharp rise in WhatsApp account hacking has alarmed digital security authorities in Sri Lanka, with the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team...
Hope, Seales flatten Pakistan to end West Indies’ 34-year drought
West Indies 294 for 6 (Hope 120, Greaves 43, Abrar 2-34) beat Pakistan 92 (Agha 30, Seales 6-18, Motie 2-37) by 202 runs...
Farmers in Trincomalee demand return of lands seized for solar power project
Farmers in Muthu Nagar, Trincomalee, have urged the Sri Lankan government to immediately release agricultural lands seized for a solar energy project. The...
TNA demands action on PTA repeal and land rights
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has accused the President Anura Kumara Dissanayake-led government of failing to deliver on commitments made to the Tamil...
No media engagement for party reps without General Secretary’s approval – UNP
The United National Party (UNP) has introduced new guidelines requiring all party representatives and MPs to obtain prior approval from the party’s General...
New IGP vows stronger laws to combat crime and drugs
Newly appointed Inspector General of Police (IGP), Priyantha Weerasooriya, has vowed to tighten the country’s legal framework to better combat escalating crime and...
US backs Sri Lanka and Maldives port expansion in push for Indo-Pacific connectivity
The “Gateways to Growth” webinar, held virtually on 12 August 2025, marked a significant step in strengthening economic and trade relations between the...
UN condemns Sri Lanka’s continued use of anti-terror law
The United Nations has condemned Sri Lanka for its continued use of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), despite repeated assurances from the...
Ahead of summit, Trump questions what’s changed about Putin
President Donald Trump has often bragged about his warm relationship with Russia’s Vladimir Putin. But in the months leading up to the leaders’...
Navin calls for Wasantha’s resignation over PM row
Former Minister Navin Dissanayake has called on Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe to resign from the Cabinet, for breaching the principle of collective Cabinet responsibility...
