Year: 2025
Sri Lanka host Thailand in crucial AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualifier
Sri Lanka, the last South Asian team still in contention for the next round of the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 qualifiers,...
Sri Lankan doctors to continue TU action until budget concerns are addressed
The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) on Monday warned it would continue its work-to-rule campaign despite what it described as “fruitful discussions” with...
FSP says new US defence pact risks drawing Sri Lanka into great power rivalries
The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) on Monday (17) accused the government of undermining the country’s non-aligned stance by entering a new defence partnership...
LTL union says politically driven groups behind ‘smear campaign’
Members of the staff trade union at LTL Holdings said that politically motivated groups and rival interests are orchestrating a coordinated campaign to...
Chief Prelate urges President to probe Trincomalee temple incident
The Chief Prelate of the Sri Lanka Amarapura Maha Nikaya, Most Venerable Karagoda Uyangoda Maithri Murthy Thero, has written to President Anura Kumara...
UN Security Council approves US plan for Gaza, Hamas rejects UNSC resolution
The United Nations Security Council has adopted a resolution drafted by the United States to establish an International Stabilization Force (ISF) in the...
ITAK demands resignation of Tamil NPP MPs over Trincomalee Buddha statue dispute
The Illankai Tamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) on Sunday called for the immediate resignation of all Tamil members of the National People’s Power (NPP),...
Two monks injured as Police remove Buddha statue at Trincomalee temple
Tensions flared in Sri Lanka’s eastern port city of Trincomalee late on Sunday after police removed a Buddha statue from the premises of...
Bangladesh’s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death for crimes against humanity
A Bangladesh court convicted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina of crimes against humanity on Monday, sentencing the deposed leader to death for ordering...
Sri Lanka’s 2026 budget lays markers for growth, but what’s missing?
Following a remarkable recovery from a very deep crisis in 2022, Sri Lanka’s recent budget consolidates economic stabilisation and introduces a few markers...
