Year: 2025
2026 Budget fails to address grievances of North, plantation workers
Opposition lawmaker S.M. Marikkar on Friday accused the government of failing to address long-standing injustices faced by plantation workers and communities in the...
UNP to attend November 21 rally in Nugegoda
The United National Party (UNP) will participate in the rally scheduled for November 21 in Nugegoda, party officials said on Friday (14). UNP...
Health Ministry misses targets on majority of sustainable development indicators
The Ministry of Health has failed to report progress on 26 out of 42 Sustainable Development Indicators (SDIs) in 2024, the Annual Performance...
Nine killed in blast at police station in Indian-administered Kashmir
At least nine people have been killed and 27 more injured after a cache of confiscated explosives detonated in a police station in...
Azam ends century drought as Pakistan seal Sri Lanka ODI series
Babar Azam hit his first international century since August 2023 to lift Pakistan to an emphatic eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the...
SriLankan Airlines losses surge to Rs. 12.6 billion
SriLankan Airlines reported an increase in losses, reaching Rs. 12.6 billion in the first five months of the 2025/26 financial year ending August....
Wayamba University students stage torchlit protest over poor facilities
Wayamba University witnessed a massive torchlit protest last night (12), organised by the student union to voice concerns over alleged administrative negligence and...
Pro-JVP teachers’ union clash with Govt over extended school hours
The Ceylon Teachers’ Services Union (CTSU) affiliated with the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), the main party of the National People’s Power (NPP) Government,...
Protesters press Sri Lanka Govt for written assurance as Mannar wind project standoff escalates
A protest group leading a 100-day agitation on Mannar Island against the construction of new wind power towers said on Thursday it would...
Inaugural budget of NPP-controlled Dodangoda Pradeshiya Sabha defeated
The inaugural budget of the Dodangoda Pradeshiya Sabha, which is controlled by the National People’s Power (NPP) party, was defeated on Thursday (13)....
