Year: 2025
Anura won’t stay for a second if people call for his removal – Handunetti
Industries Minister Sunil Handunetti dismissed attempts to create protest movements against the present government, asserting that such initiatives must come from the people,...
SJB to bring no-confidence motion against Deputy Defence Minister
The Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) has announced its intention to bring a no-confidence motion against Deputy Minister of Defence Aruna Jayasekara. The decision...
Private pharmacies exploiting patients amid drug shortage
Medical professionals have raised concerns over opportunistic pricing methods adopted by private pharmacies. They allege that private pharmacies are exploiting the country’s ongoing...
Yoshitha, grandmother’s money laundering case postponed to October
The Colombo High Court yesterday (4) postponed the hearing of the high-profile money laundering case against Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda...
Rs. 57 Mn in MP salaries go untaxed in NPP party account – Shiral Lakthilaka
Attorney-at-law and political commentator Shiral Lakthilaka said that the salaries of 159 National People’s Power (NPP) Members of Parliament amounting to Rs. 4.77...
COPF approves new guidelines to ease overseas investment rules for Sri Lankan firms
The Committee on Public Finance (COPF) has approved a key set of updated guidelines aimed at easing restrictions on outward investments by Sri...
Tourism Minister and Deputy clash over USD 3.7 Bn revenue claim
Tensions have surfaced within the tourism ministry after Deputy Minister Prof. Ruwan Ranasinghe publicly disputed a recent statement by Cabinet Minister Vijitha Herath,...
India calls out EU and U.S.′ trade with Russia after Trump threatens steeper tariffs on New Delhi
India said it was being “targeted” by the U.S. and the European Union over its imports of Russian oil after U.S. President Donald...
England and injured Woakes denied as India win fifth Test thriller to draw series
Left arm in a sling, face riven with agony, Chris Woakes could only look on helplessly from the far end. Mohammed Siraj detonated...
Over 2 million Sri Lankan children absent from Dhamma schools
Nearly 2.2 million school-aged children in Sri Lanka are currently not receiving any form of Dhamma education, according to Deputy Minister of Buddhism,...
