Year: 2025
Sri Lanka expected to miss 2025 export target
Sri Lanka is projected to fall short of its 2025 export target of $18.2 billion, with total receipts expected to reach between $17...
Opposition weighs legal action over Govt’s disaster response
Sri Lanka’s main opposition party, the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), said it is still considering whether to pursue legal action against the government...
Sri Lanka’s official reserves drop to 2025 low
Sri Lanka’s official foreign reserves dropped 3% in November to $6.03 billion, marking the lowest level recorded this year. According to the Central...
Cyclone Ditwa damages nearly 1,000 schools
Close to 1,000 schools across the country were damaged in the disaster caused by Cyclone Ditwa, education officials said, as authorities work to...
The Ashes: England suffer eight-wicket drubbing by Australia
England succumbed to another humiliating eight-wicket drubbing in the second Ashes Test in Brisbane to trail 2-0 in the five-match series, despite showing...
Japan–China tensions rise after Chinese jets lock radar on Japanese fighters
Japan and Australia urged calm on Sunday after Chinese military aircraft locked radar on Japanese fighter jets. Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Japan...
Rebuilding after Cyclone Ditwah: Can Sri Lanka’s relief plan meet the need?
Sri Lanka’s recovery from Cyclone Ditwah and subsequent floods and landslides is raising urgent questions about whether the government’s relief plan can realistically...
Opposition slams Govt for targeting Met Dept. officials
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa says the Sri Lankan government is unfairly blaming meteorology officials for failing to prevent the widespread destruction caused by...
PHIs bust flood-damaged rice racket in Kandy
Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) have uncovered an illegal operation in which flood-damaged rice, deemed unfit for human consumption, was being processed and released...
Death toll rises to 618, hope for survivors fades
The search for survivors is waning as Sri Lanka enters the second week after Cyclone Ditwah triggered catastrophic floods and landslides, leaving hundreds...
