Year: 2025
India to provide $450 million cyclone relief package to Sri Lanka
External Affairs Minister of India S Jaishankar said on Tuesday that India will provide an assistance package worth $450 million to Sri Lanka...
Over 2,000 employees left in limbo as CEB retirement scheme drags on
More than 2,000 employees of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) have raised concerns over delays in processing the Voluntary Retirement Scheme following the...
Russia and China pledge support for Venezuela as Trump ratchets up pressure on Maduro
China and Russia have expressed support for Venezuela as it confronts a US blockade of sanctioned oil tankers, while Donald Trump continues to...
Cyclone Ditwah damage in Sri Lanka estimated at $4.1bn by World Bank
Cyclone Ditwah, which struck Sri Lanka in late November, has caused an estimated US$4.1 billion in direct physical damage to buildings and contents,...
NPP-controlled CMC budget defeated
The ruling National People’s Power (NPP) suffered a political setback Monday after its inaugural budget for the Colombo Municipal Council was defeated by...
Sri Lankan shares fall as industrials, real estate, energy stocks drag
Sri Lankan shares closed lower on Monday, marking the fourth consecutive session of fall, on the back of weakness in industrial, real estate,...
Deputy Minister’s business ties spark debate over constitutional disqualification
On November 26 in Parliament during the Budget Committee Stage debate, an opposition lawmaker alleged that the Deputy Minister of Digital Economy Eranga...
SLPP says Dhammika Perera was first choice for 2024 presidential election
The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) had initially planned to field prominent entreprenuer Dhammika Perera as its presidential candidate at the 2024 election,...
Air quality drops to unhealthy levels in several provinces
Air quality levels in several parts of Sri Lanka have deteriorated to unhealthy levels, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) ranging between 150...
Bangladesh turmoil: Another student leader shot as unrest spreads after Hadi death
Amid the violence in Bangladesh following the death of youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi, another leader of National Citizen Party (NCP) was shot...
