Year: 2025
JSC suspends five Magistrates amid calls for stronger judicial oversight
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has taken the unusual step of suspending five magistrates from their judicial duties within the past week. Among...
Sri Lanka expresses deep concern over Gaza situation, urges immediate ceasefire
Sri Lanka has expressed deep concern over Israel’s decision to seize control of Gaza, warning that the move risks further escalating violence and...
Plot to destabilise Govt through misinformation, says Nalinda
Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said that there might be attempts to destabilise the government by spreading misinformation and...
Trump says he’ll meet Putin in Alaska next week
President Donald Trump said he’ll be meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin next Friday in Alaska after earlier in the day previewing terms...
Detained BYD EVs: Customs agrees to conditional release
Sri Lanka Customs has informed the Court of Appeal that it is willing to release 991 BYD electric vehicles currently held in detention,...
20,000 school dropouts a year: PM
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has revealed that approximately 20,000 children drop out of school each year in Sri Lanka, citing data from...
World leaders condemn Israel’s decision to take control of Gaza City
World leaders have condemned Israel’s plan to assume control of Gaza City, saying that it risks escalating the already dire humanitarian situation in...
Yevan David becomes first Sri Lankan driver to join FIA Formula 3 with AIX Racing
Yevan David has been confirmed as the first driver to join the 2026 FIA Formula 3 grid, with AIX Racing announcing the 18-year-old’s...
Internationally published Tamil journalist summoned for questioning by anti-terror police
The Sri Lankan government has come under heavy criticism for using a widely condemned draconian counter terror law to question an internationally acclaimed...
SupremeSAT breaks silence, calls satellite controversy a politically driven narrative
Sri Lanka’s first private satellite operator, SupremeSAT (Pvt.) Ltd., has issued a statement asserting that the truth behind its long-criticised satellite project has...
