Year: 2025
Sri Lanka rail union halts operations on routes facing wildlife hazards
The Locomotive Operating Engineers’ Union announced the withdrawal of goods and fuel trains operating from Mahawa to Trincomalee, Batticaloa, and Kankesanthurai, citing repeated...
CID summons Aruna editor, raising fears over press intimidation
Media rights activists have raised serious concerns over press freedom after the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) summoned Mahinda Illeperuma, Editor-in-Chief of Aruna newspaper,...
SJB hints at unified front with UNP
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Leader Sajith Premadasa has taken responsibility for exploring a potential alliance between his party and the United National Party...
Nationwide teacher strike set for December over proposed education reforms
Teachers and principals across Sri Lanka have announced a nationwide strike on December 12 in protest against the government’s proposed educational reforms, which...
India wins Blind Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup
India on Sunday won the inaugural Blind Women’s T20 World Cup after defeating Nepal by seven wickets in the final played at the...
Protests erupt in London during Tilvin Silva’s visit
Demonstrations broke out in London on Saturday as Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) General Secretary Tilvin Silva faced protests from supporters of the LTTE...
UN reforms a necessity, no longer optional: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday made a strong appeal for reforms in the UN Security Council and urged that the India-Brazil-South Africa...
Unravelling of the NPP’s reformist image
By Vox Civis Few political movements in Sri Lanka have mastered the art of the public rally quite like the JVP, now rebranded...
Sri Lanka’s interest-rate trap
By Arjun Jayadev, Ahilan Kadirgamar, and J.W. Mason The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has inexplicably maintained high interest rates in a deflationary...
Budget 2026 follows IMF programme, fails public – FSP
The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) says that Budget 2026 reflects continued adherence to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) curtailment programme, while failing to...
