Year: 2025
Committee finds IGP guilty, recommends removal from office
The Committee to Investigate IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon has unanimously concluded that he is guilty of the allegations brought against him, and recommends he...
IMF says Gita Gopinath leaving at end of August to return to Harvard
Gita Gopinath, the number two official at the International Monetary Fund, will leave her post at the end of August to return to...
Pharmacist shortage threatens pharmacy closures nationwide
A severe shortage of qualified pharmacists is pushing many private pharmacies across Sri Lanka to the brink of closure, All-Island Private Pharmacy Owners’...
De-dollarisation: Weaponising the dollar against sovereignty
By Gayantha Dehiwatte Our country is very similar to countries on which America has imposed sanctions, because our country is being administered on...
SJB rules out deputy leadership role for Dayasiri
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) National Organizer MP Tissa Attanayake has dismissed speculation regarding the possible appointment of MP Dayasiri Jayasekara as a Deputy...
Every hour, 100 people die of loneliness-related causes – WHO
One in six people are affected by loneliness, with significant implications for health and well-being, according to a report from the UN World...
Doctors raise alarm over Health Ministry’s new procurement guidelines
Medical professionals have voiced serious reservations over a new directive issued by the Ministry of Health governing the procurement of drugs and surgical...
Sri Lanka to procure US West Texas Intermediate crude oil?
The government is reportedly looking at the possibility of procuring US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil in a bid to reduce the...
Pope condemns Gaza war’s ‘barbarity’ as 93 reported killed by Israeli fire while waiting for food
Pope Leo XIV has condemned the “barbarity” of the war in Gaza and the “indiscriminate use of force” as Gaza’s civil defence agency...
Sri Lanka’s rubber exporters seek tariff relief to compete in US market
Ahead of the August 1 deadline for further negotiations on the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, the Sri Lankan rubber exporters said...
