Year: 2025
NPP files writ petitions challenging rejection of nomination papers
The National People’s Power (NPP), the ruling party of Sri Lanka, has filed three separate writ petitions contesting the rejection of their nomination...
Power outage interrupts event attended by Energy Minister in Jaffna
A brief power outage occurred yesterday(30) during a meeting in Jaffna attended by Minister of Energy, Kumara Jayakody. The incident took place shortly...
Weligama W15 hotel shooting: Former Minister Tiran Alles to give statement to CID
Former Minister of Public Security Tiran Alles told the media that he will appear before the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) tomorrow (31) to...
March 6 LG polls: EC receives 200 complaints in 10 days
The Election Commission has reported receiving approximately 200 complaints related to the local government polls so far. These complaints were lodged during the...
Sri Lanka’s central bank holds rate to support economic recovery
Sri Lanka’s central bank kept its key policy rate unchanged for a second consecutive meeting on Wednesday to underpin the island nation’s economic...
Myanmar quake: More than 1,600 reported killed
Latest news reports indicate that over 1,600 have been killed in Myanmar with thousands injured following two powerful earthquakes on Friday which have...
Sri Lankan wins Gold at Asia Pacific Powerlifting Championships
Sri Lankan powerlifter Ransilu Jayathilake has secured the gold medal in the 120 kg weight class at the 2025 Asia Pacific Powerlifting Championships...
Plane crash: Air Force says Minister is wrong to make conclusion
Minister Bimal Ratnayake is wrong to have concluded that a pilot error led to the recent crash of the Sri Lanka Air Force...
President urged to remove his top economic advisor
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been urged to remove his economic affairs advisor Duminda Hulangamuwa from the position. The United Labour Conference and...
Every promise cannot be fulfilled by budget – NPP Deputy Minister
Deputy Minister of Industries and Entrepreneurship Development Chathuranga Abeysinghe has rejected allegations that the National People’s Power lied to obtain power. The basis...
