Year: 2025
Padiyatalawa PS budget defeated again
The 2026 budget for the NPP-run Padiyatalawa Pradeshiya Sabha has been defeated for a second time. At a vote, it was rejected by...
80 pc of budgetary allocation for health returned to treasury
More than 80 percent of the 2025 budgetary allocation for the healthcare service has been returned unused to the treasury, claimed Dr. Chamal...
JVP responsible for causing worst damage to country in past 76 years – Harin
Sri Lanka suffered the greatest damage in the past 76 years due to the actions of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), United National...
Sri Lanka’s listed banks see slight decline in capital buffers
Sri Lanka’s listed banks reported a slight quarter-on-quarter decline in capital buffers in the third quarter of 2025 though most remain above regulatory...
Election Commission says returning to previous system could speed up PC polls
Sri Lanka’s long-delayed Provincial Council (PC) Elections could be held sooner if conducted under the previous proportional representation system, the Election Commission (EC)...
Control of HIV, TB and malaria at risk after global health fund donations fall
Control of the deadly infectious diseases HIV, tuberculosis and malaria “hangs in the balance” after a shortfall in donations to a leading global...
Foreigners linked to growing number of offences in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has recorded a rise in traffic accidents, minor offences, and violent crimes involving foreign nationals in the first ten months of...
Rising Stars Asia Cup 2025: Pakistan claws back to beat Sri Lanka, reaches final
Pakistan Shaheens pulled off a thrilling five-run win over Sri Lanka-A in the Rising Stars Asia Cup 2025 semifinal in Doha on Friday...
Sri Lanka farmers say inaccurate data behind shortages, unnecessary imports
Sri Lanka’s National Farmers’ Union said that the Department of Agriculture is issuing misleading crop data that has harmed both farmers and consumers,...
Garbage piled up in Galle town
Several tonnes of garbage remain piled up for some time in the Ja Kotuwa beach and the main vegetable market in Galle town...
