Year: 2025
Intel agencies say Dawood Ibrahim’s drug cartel now working with LTTE
The Dawood Ibrahim syndicate is believed to be colluding with the banned LTTE to move drugs through South India. The issue was flagged...
Meal supplies stop at govt. hospital in Kegalle
In-house patients and staff of Mahapallegama government hospital in Kegalle have been left without meals since 04 November, hospital workers say. The meal...
Venues shortlisted in India and Sri Lanka for ICC T20 World Cup
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has identified a set of venues across India and Sri Lanka for the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup,...
Vessel omissions at Colombo Port threaten Sri Lanka’s export sector, says FTZMA
The Free Trade Zone Manufacturers Association (FTZMA) has raised serious concerns over the rising number of vessel omissions at the Port of Colombo,...
NPP-controlled Soranathota PS budget defeated
The budget of the National People’s Power (NPP)-controlled Soranathota Pradeshiya Sabha was defeated yesterday (07) by a margin of three votes. The council...
Govt to spend Rs. 12,500 million on Double Cabs for MPs
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake announced that all Members of Parliament (MPs) will be provided double cab pickup trucks as their official vehicles under...
SJB says Govt missed growth goals, failed to deliver on past budget promises
The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has criticised the government’s handling of the economy during the debate on the 2026 Appropriation Bill, accusing it...
Small businesses hit hard as NPP Govt expands tax net
The government yesterday announced a major change to its tax policy through the 2026 Budget, with the annual turnover threshold for the registration...
Turkey issues genocide arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu
Turkey has issued arrest warrants for alleged genocide against the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and senior officials within his government. Among 37...
Protest near parliament as president presents budget
Teachers and principals in service and in retirement held a protest near the parliament access road at Polduwa Junction this afternoon (07) demanding...
