Year: 2025
Protest near parliament as president presents budget
Teachers and principals in service and in retirement held a protest near the parliament access road at Polduwa Junction this afternoon (07) demanding...
Is it true that consuming too much sugar can make you hyperactive?
It’s a warning passed down the generations: give a child too many sweets and they’ll be bouncing off the walls. But is there...
Kandy SC stick to local talent in defiance of SLR’s foreign player policy
Unbeaten double champions Kandy Sports Club (Kandy SC) have decided to rely entirely on homegrown talent for the upcoming 2025–26 club rugby season,...
GMOA calls for exclusive salary structure
The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has urged the government to introduce an exclusive salary structure for all categories of doctors, emphasizing the...
President’s speeches encourage cheap foreigners to visit Sri Lanka, says Dilith Jayaweera
Countries will never encourage their citizens to tour Sri Lanka when its president summons foreign diplomats to brief them on the island’s downfall,...
PC polls unlikely next year too!
With the provincial councils election act invalidated now, the PC election is unlikely to take place next year, according to government sources. The...
FTZ manufacturers urge strong incentives to boost FDI ahead of 2026 Budget
Dhammika Fernando, President of the Free Trade Zone Manufacturers Association (FTZMA), has stressed that providing investment incentives is crucial to generating a steady...
NPP-led Kolonna Pradeshiya Sabha budget defeated
The National People’s Power (NPP)-controlled Kolonna Pradeshiya Sabha saw its inaugural budget proposal defeated during yesterday’s (06) monthly session. The session began at...
Suresh Raina, Shikhar Dhawan’s Rs. 111.4 million assets attached in betting app money-laundering probe
Months after questioning former Indian cricketers, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) of India said Thursday that it has attached movable and immovable assets worth...
Tesla shareholders approve $1tn pay package for Elon Musk
Tesla shareholders approved a $1tn compensation plan for CEO Elon Musk on Thursday, awarding the world’s richest person what would be the largest...
