Year: 2025
Sri Lanka remains among world’s most climate-vulnerable nations
Sri Lanka remains highly vulnerable to climate-induced extreme weather events, consistently ranking among the top ten countries on the Global Climate Risk Index...
Education reforms: CTU slams government for ignoring teachers’ concerns
The Ceylon Teachers’ Union (CTU) has slammed the government for its continued silence on concerns raised by teachers’ groups and other stakeholders regarding...
Opposition lawmakers left vulnerable – Radhakrishnan
Leader of the Up-Country People’s Front and Nuwara Eliya District Member of Parliament, V. Radhakrishnan, has raised serious concerns over the lack of...
U.S. and China tee up sweeping trade deal for Trump and Xi to finish
Top trade negotiators for the U.S. and China said they came to terms on a range of contentious points, setting the table for...
Sri Lanka dominates South Asian Senior Athletics Championship with 12 old medals
Sri Lanka’s athletes continued their golden run at the South Asian Senior Athletic Championship 2025 in Ranchi, capping off the final day with...
Jaffna’s mass graves: How ghosts of Sri Lanka’s civil war continue to haunt the youth
By Lakshmi Subramanian The mass graves at Chemmani cemetery in Jaffna reveal hundreds of human remains, reopening the painful wounds of Sri Lanka’s...
Dental surgeons lash out at Health Ministry
The Government Dental Surgeons’ Association (GDSA) has announced a nationwide token strike on November 6, 2025, in protest against long-standing administrative deficiencies within...
Wealth tax could curb inequality and fund education in Sri Lanka, says HRW
A new report by the Human Rights Watch (HRW) titled “Tax Giveaways, Struggling Schools,” suggests that Sri Lanka could generate nearly USD 450...
SLC pledges Rs. 1.5 billion annually to boost school cricket
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) will allocate around Rs. 1.5 billion annually to develop and promote school cricket across the country, Minister of Youth...
Trump raises tariffs on Canada by 10% in retaliation for anti-tariff TV ad
Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he will raise US tariffs on Canada by 10% in retaliation for an anti-tariff advertisement sponsored by...
