Year: 2025
Former state minister tells govt. to recover compensation from attackers
A former state minister who obtained compensation for the damages caused to their properties during ‘Aragalaya’ has told the National People’s Power government...
Elon Musk calls USAID funded project in Sri Lanka a ‘crazy waste of taxpayer funds’
The Trump administration has revealed details of controversial projects funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), emphasising what it termed...
Public advised to wear masks
The Vehicular Emission Test Trust Fund of the Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) has issued a warning about deteriorating air quality across several...
Medical students issue two-week ultimatum to Govt
The Government has been given a two-week deadline to clarify its stance on private medical colleges and to repeal Cabinet decisions related to...
Sajith demands answers over the release of 323 red-flagged containers
There is a debate in the country regarding 323 containers allegedly released without customs inspection, and the current President, who is the Minister...
Retail prices of local rice varieties increase
The weekly food commodity bulletin issued by the Hector Kobbekaduwa Agricultural Research and Training Institute in the last week of January shows that...
Court action if LG polls aren’t held in April
Former Chairman of the Election Commission Mahinda Deshapriya said that the local government elections will be held in April due to ongoing legal...
NPP blames previous govts for coconut crisis
Deputy Minister of Vocational Education Nalin Hewage stated that the reason for the current coconut crisis is the previous government’s failure to properly...
AKD reminds AG’s Dept of its critical responsibility
President Anura Kumara Disanayake held a discussion with the Attorney General and officials from the Attorney General’s Department at the Presidential Secretariat on...
Kusal half-century drags Sri Lanka to 229-9 as Starc, Lyon shine
Australia’s Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon claimed three wickets apiece but Kusal Mendis’ battling half-century salvaged a difficult day one for Sri Lanka...
