Year: 2025
Sri Lankan monk in Australia found guilty of sex offences against six girls
A senior Buddhist monk has been found guilty of historical sex offences against six girls at a Melbourne temple. A County Court jury...
Government succumbs to pressure from trade unions, withdraws four gazettes
In what trade unions have hailed as a major victory for workers’ rights, the government has withdrawn four gazette notifications that had granted...
Government plotting to sell Pelwatte and Sevanagala sugar companies to India – Wimal
National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa says the government is conspiring to deliberately drive the Pelwatte and Sevanagala sugar companies into financial...
Sarvajana Balaya declines to join Nugegoda opposition rally
The Sarvajana Balaya movement has announced its decision not to participate in the anti-government rally organised by a combined opposition in Nugegoda on...
GMOA warns of imminent TU action over Health Ministry’s ‘authoritarian conduct’
The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has warned that Sri Lanka’s free health and patient treatment services are in serious jeopardy due to...
Sri Lanka Rugby allows return of foreign players for upcoming league season
Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) has officially announced that foreign players will return to the country’s domestic club circuit for the first time in...
Xi-Trump meeting: America has discovered that bullies can be bullied back
When Donald Trump launched his trade war against China in April, threatening tariffs as high as 145%, the Chinese government said it would...
If Rajapaksa family mania is not ended… (Ideas Front video)
Samabima Party leader Deepthi Kumara Gunaratne finds nothing to be wrong in the SLPP functioning as a party, but notes inappropriateness for it...
Is China Grooming Bimal to Lead Sri Lanka’s JVP?
China’s growing influence in Sri Lanka’s politics raises questions over whether Bimal Ratnayake is being positioned as the JVP’s next leader. by Upul...
China pledges stronger cooperation with Sri Lanka under new five-year plan
Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong on Tuesday underscored China’s commitment to innovation, openness, and shared development under its upcoming 15th Five-Year...
