Year: 2025
Trump suspends US green card lottery in wake of Brown University and MIT shootings
The homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, has ordered the suspension of the green card lottery program at Donald Trump’s direction, saying it allowed...
Ranil offers to step down to facilitate UNP-SJB unity
Former President and United National Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has told the party’s working committee he is willing to step down if...
Sri Lanka’s agriculture sector ravaged by severe floods – FAO
Recent flooding has devastated Sri Lanka’s agricultural sector, destroying more than 100,000 hectares of rice paddies and thousands of hectares of vegetables and...
Relief efforts under strain amid severe congestion at Colombo Port
Severe congestion at the Port of Colombo has raised concern over possible delays to humanitarian assistance arriving after Cyclone Ditwah, with trade representatives...
Sri Lankan Tamil party urges Tamil Nadu to press Colombo for federal system
A Sri Lankan Tamil political party has asked India to press the Sri Lankan government to replace its unitary state structure with a...
Govt’s recovery plan not grounded in reality, Marikkar tells Parliament
An opposition lawmaker criticized the Sri Lankan government’s proposed Rs. 500 billion supplementary budget for post-Ditwah disaster recovery, calling the estimate unrealistic and...
Constitutional Council rejects President’s nominee for Auditor General again
The Constitutional Council (CC) has rejected the nomination of O.R. Ranasinghe, the Army’s audit officer, to serve as auditor general. Ranasinghe received the...
Ranil willing to advise Govt on disaster management
United National Party (UNP) General Secretary Thalatha Atukorala said that former President Ranil Wickremesinghe is prepared to offer advice to the government on...
Public urged to be vigilant as SEC warns of rising stock market scams
Online scams linked to stock market investments are on the rise, prompting the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Sri Lanka to take...
TikTok signs deal for U.S. unit after yearslong saga
TikTok has signed a deal to divest its U.S. entity to a joint venture controlled by American investors. Why it matters: A deal would...
