Year: 2025
Cabinet approves SLPA’s revised tug rental plan
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a revised proposal by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) to acquire new harbour tugs via rental...
South Korea’s President Yoon arrested over short-lived martial law attempt
South Korean investigators have arrested South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol over accusations of insurrection for briefly imposing martial law in a move...
2025 Henley passport rankings are out: where are you?
Travelling to a region within your country – Sri Lanka – is not that hard, even if it’s from one corner to another...
5000 RAW agents in Sri Lanka – Nagamuva
A seminar organized by the Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) titled “Is India the Big Brother?” was held at the Colombo Foundation Institute recently....
Another pre-election pledge discarded by AKD
A gazette notification has been issued to maintain the existing fuel tax at the same level without revising it. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake,...
Trump would have been convicted of election interference, DoJ report says
President-elect Donald Trump would have been convicted of illegally trying to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election – which he lost...
Official caught while trying to remove files linking him to corruption
An attempt by a top officer of the Palmyrah Development Board to remove a number of files linking him to financial fraud from...
Democratic discipline: How Sri Lanka’s political transformation strengthens China ties
By Krishantha Prasad Cooray Sri Lanka has witnessed a remarkable political transformation. Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been elected as the country’s President. His...
Digital ID card to be issued from this month
Deputy Minister of Digital Economy Eranga Weeraratne says that the digital ID card is expected to be issued from this month. Participating in...
LIC approves Rs. 2 billion equity infusion into Sri Lankan subsidiary
The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) announced that its Board of Directors, during the meeting held on January 13, 2025, approved an...
