Year: 2025
Sri Lanka’s debt woes rooted in inflated G2G projects, say economists
Sri Lanka’s debt crisis stems largely from years of inflated and non-competitive government-to-government infrastructure deals rather than external economic shocks, with the cancelled...
Cop30: dozens of countries threaten to block resolution unless it contains roadmap to fossil fuel phase-out
Countries supporting a phase-out of fossil fuels at the Cop30 climate summit in Brazil have threatened to block any agreement that does not...
Zimbabwe stun Sri Lanka with thumping 67-run win
Zimbabwe put together a memorable all-round performance to beat Sri Lanka by 67 runs in Rawalpindi, defending a modest 162 in the second...
Voyage Sri Lanka 2025: The initiative to harness the power of Sri Lanka’s blue economy
Voyage Sri Lanka 2025, the international marine summit organised by the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB), has concluded, recording a massive success. ...
Anura is first leader in history to take a Buddha statue into custody – Gammanpila
Leader of the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU), Udaya Gammanpila says that President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has become the first ruler in Sri Lanka’s...
Rs. 60 billion tender rigged for Toyota?
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP D.V. Chanaka says that the Rs. 60 billion pick up truck procurement process involves “one of the...
SEC warns against unlicensed investment advice, lists 25 prohibited schemes
Sri Lanka’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a strong warning against unregulated investment recommendations, especially those circulated via social media. The...
Trump signs bill approving Epstein files release after fighting it for months
US President Donald Trump signed legislation Wednesday that compels his administration to release files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, bowing to political...
GMOA warns of shortages in over 150 essential medicines
The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) says that the country’s public health system is facing shortages of more than 150 essential medicines. Issuing...
Opposition slams “political theatrics,” urges legal action over alleged media involvement in drug trafficking
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has urged President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to take legal action against any media outlets allegedly linked to drug trafficking,...
