Year: 2025
SJB raises conflict-of-interest claims as Deputy Minister defends role in tech firms
Deputy Minister of Digital Economy Eranga Weeraratne has denied allegations that he benefited from a conflict of interest involving government digital infrastructure contracts...
Ferocious blaze in Hong Kong leaves at least 44 dead, 279 missing
Forty-four people have been killed and 279 others are missing after a ferocious blaze ravaged a housing estate in Hong Kong’s Tai Po...
Selectors keeping options open on Sri Lanka captaincy, Tharanga says
Sri Lanka’s cricket selectors are considering a possible change in leadership just two months before the nation co-hosts the ICC Men’s T20 World...
Unemployment among degree holders remains high despite Govt assurances
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya told Parliament on Wednesday (26) that 365,951 people are currently unemployed in Sri Lanka. Responding to a question...
Palm oil ban fuels economic and poverty concerns in Sri Lanka
The Sri Lankan government continues to give preferential treatment to coconut oil while discouraging oil palm cultivation which has increased foreign exchange losses...
Sri Lanka smallholder tea workers excluded from government wage hike
The Sri Lankan government’s recently proposed wage increase for plantation workers will not apply to smallholder tea estates, the Plantation Industries Ministry confirmed....
UNP chairman urges parties to unite for national interest
United National Party (UNP) Chairman Wajira Abeywardena urged Sri Lanka’s political parties to set aside partisan differences and work together in the interest...
CBSL keeps policy rate unchanged
The Monetary Policy Board has decided to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 7.75%, following its meeting held yesterday (24). The decision...
Prime Minister denies pledging 6% of GDP for education
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has denied claims that the government had promised to allocate 6 percent of the country’s GDP to the...
Rebuilding ‘human-made abyss’ in Gaza will cost at least $70bn, UN says
Israel’s war in Gaza has created a “human-made abyss”, and reconstruction is likely to cost more than $70bn (£53bn) over several decades, the...
