Year: 2025
Survey finds high rates of drug use among Sri Lanka’s transgender sex workers
Up to 30% of transgender sex workers in Sri Lanka are reportedly addicted to drugs, including ice, heroin, marijuana, and alcohol, the Trans...
Chikungunya cases surge in Matara
Health officials have raised concerns over a rapid spread of chikungunya in the Matara district, with the outbreak coinciding with a high-risk dengue...
Thailand’s Supreme Court orders ex-PM Thaksin to pay $542m in taxes
Thailand’s Supreme Court ordered former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to pay 17.6 billion baht ($542.37 million) in taxes from a 2006 share sale,...
Thailand grab crucial away win against Sri Lanka
At the Colombo Racecourse, Thailand walked away 4-0 winners over host Sri Lanka off the back of a brace (65th and 90th minute)...
Mahinda Rajapaksa says he will attend Nugegoda protest
Sri Lanka’s former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is expected to join an opposition-led rally in Nugegoda on Friday (21), organisers said, marking one of...
COPE demands answers as ECT project falls 18 months behind schedule
Sri Lanka’s Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) has raised alarm over prolonged delays and escalating costs in the construction of the East Container...
Disciplinary action against SLFP MPs who supported NPP budgets
The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) said on Tuesday it will take strict disciplinary action against party members who supported the National People’s...
Sri Lankan teachers protest for second day over Govt pledge
Sri Lanka’s Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa says that the government has failed to honour its previous pledge to absorb Teacher Development Officers (TDOs)...
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...
