Year: 2025
MPs to receive state-funded vehicles, says NPP MP
Members of Parliament, including those in the opposition, will be provided with government-funded vehicles, National People’s Power (NPP) MP Najith Indika said. Speaking...
Complaint to Bribery Commission against Sajith & Jalani
The Bribery Commission has received a complaint against opposition leader Sajith Premadasa in relation to a fraud said to have taken place in...
89 incidents of shooting this year claim 48 lives
A total of 89 incidents of shooting this year so far has claimed 48 lives, while causing injury to 50 others, said the...
European leaders outraged after Russian strikes kill 23 and damage EU’s HQ
The head of the European Union’s executive Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has spoken of her outrage at Russia’s deadliest onslaught on Kyiv...
More than 14,800 children in Sri Lanka living in vulnerable conditions
Sri Lanka is grappling with a growing crisis as over 14,800 children have been identified as living in vulnerable situations nationwide, officials from...
Oversight committee calls for price revision on Kerawalapitiya LNG power plant
Sri Lanka’s Parliamentary Sectoral Oversight Committee on Infrastructure and Strategic Development has called for an urgent revision of the pricing framework approved for...
Hasaranga fit for Sri Lanka’s Asia Cup campaign
Legspinning allrounder Wanindu Hasaranga has been picked in Sri Lanka’s 16-member squad for the Asia Cup. He had injured his hamstring during their...
Engineers’ union challenges legality of CEB assignments
The Ceylon Electricity Board Engineers’ Union (CEBEU) has raised serious concerns over the legality of recent assignment letters issued to CEB employees, warning...
Pope demands ‘collective punishment’ end in Gaza as 10 more die of hunger
Latest deaths announced by Gaza health ministry bring starvation toll to 313, including 119 children. Ten Palestinians including two children have died from...
RTI request for details of president’s domestic trips rejected
The Presidential Secretariat has refused to provide details of president Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s domestic trips, as requested under right to information. Jinath Premaratne...
