Year: 2025
Govt to lease underutilized state lands to private sector
Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure Samantha Viddyarathna announced that underutilized government-owned estates are set to be leased to the private sector. Speaking...
Women Judges mobilise to form the Sri Lanka Association of Women Judges
Twenty-six (26) sitting and retired women judges came together for the inaugural meeting of the Sri Lanka Association of Women Judges (SLAWJ) which...
Suspect in doctor’s sexual assault case tells Court he was severely beaten by Police
The suspect arrested for sexually abusing a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital has told the Anuradhapura Magistrate’s Court that he was...
Online child sexual abuse on the rise
The Global School Health Survey conducted on schoolchildren has revealed an increase in the number of children subjected to sexual abuse. According to...
The Batalanda Firestorm: AKD Strikes
By Our Political Editor Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s interview with Al Jazeera’s Mehdi Hasan has ignited a political firestorm in Sri Lanka, bringing...
Minister’s secretary illegally occupying luxury residence
A person claiming to be the personal secretary of a current government minister is allegedly residing illegally in a luxury house in Colombo...
Sri Lanka’s Pekoe Trail tops Times’ World’s Greatest Places of 2025 list
Grab your suitcase and your passport — TIME has just released its list of the world’s 100 greatest places to visit in 2025....
‘Batalanda’ Commission report tabled in parliament
The ‘Batalanda’ Commission report was presented to the Parliament this morning (14) by Leader of the House, Minister Bimal Ratnayake. The Concluding Observation...
India gifts Furosemide injection ampoules in response to urgent request from Sri Lanka
Responding to an urgent request from the Government of Sri Lanka, the Government of India has gifted 50,000 ampoules of Furosemide injection 20mg/2ml...
Trump may meet Xi in China as soon as April despite escalating trade war, insiders say
US President Donald Trump could visit China as early as next month, according to multiple diplomatic sources, as the American leader has appeared...
