Year: 2025
Cybercrimes in Sri Lanka soar past 6,700 this year
The Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Response Forum reports that more than 6,700 cybercrimes have been recorded so far this year. According to the...
Sri Lanka records significant rise in HIV infections
Sri Lanka is witnessing a worrying increase in HIV infections, with men accounting for the vast majority of new cases, the National STD/AIDS...
Low crop prices leave Rajarata farmers in crisis
Farmers in the Rajarata region are facing severe challenges as they struggle to sell their harvests, with traditional pumpkin cultivators among the hardest...
Legal Officers’ Association hits back at govt. plan to divide AG’s Department
The National People’s Power (NPP) government has faced opposition from the Legal Officers’ Association of the Attorney General’s Department over its plan to...
‘Crown’ remark sparks UNP warning over threat to multi-party democracy
The United National Party (UNP) has raised concerns over President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s remarks at the 36th Il Maha Viru Samaruma, particularly his...
GMOA launches trade union action today
The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) began trade union action on Monday (17), asserting that President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s 2026 budget has failed...
China issues travel warning for Japan over threats to intervene in Taiwan
China has urged its citizens to avoid travelling to Japan, a popular destination for Chinese tourists, as a diplomatic row festers over threats...
Sri Lanka to hire 75,000 public sector workers amid plans to ‘rightsize’ bloated bureaucracy
Sri Lanka’s public sector, long criticized for inefficiency, political patronage, and weak productivity, is under renewed scrutiny as the government announced plans to...
NPP govt appoints 37 advisors to President, Prime Minister, and Cabinet Ministers
The National People’s Power (NPP) government has appointed 37 advisors to support the President, the Prime Minister, and seven Cabinet ministers. The information...
Fuel stations allege CPC coercion and blackmail in controversial fee dispute
Several fuel station owners operating from Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC)-owned outlets have initiated legal proceedings against the state-run corporation, alleging coercion and blackmail...
