Year: 2025
Grama Niladharis refrain from night duties
Approximately 7,000 Grama Niladharis across the island are facing unsafe working conditions. As a result, the Sri Lanka Grama Niladhari Association has decided...
Decline in marriage rates
A survey conducted by the Department of Census and Statistics has revealed that the number of marriages has decreased in the past five...
Hospitals crippled by health strike
Both inpatients and outpatients faced severe difficulties yesterday (12) due to the token strike launched in hospitals across the island in response to...
SJB asks govt to table before House all Commission reports since 1994
The main opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has called on the government to table the reports of all commissions of inquiry and presidential...
Govt. eyes temple tills
The government is considering whether it could utilize the funds donated to the tills at leading temples and devales for the development of...
Trump’s dream of peace in Ukraine now must meet Russian reality
By Nick Paton Walsh The arguments are well rehearsed, and now must meet reality. A 30-day ceasefire is, unhesitatingly, good news, at first....
Sri Lanka revealed to be the world’s most family-friendly country for 2025
There are endless things to consider when moving to another country. What is the culture like? How easy is it to find work?...
Kaviratne urges Govt to settle teachers’ salary arrears
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Rohini Kaviratne has criticized the government’s handling of the ongoing salary arrears issue affecting teachers, principals, and education...
PM Modi’s April visit to mark milestone for Sampur power plant project
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to participate in the foundation stone laying ceremony for the highly anticipated Sampur power plant project...
Indian High Commission distributes sinhala editions of ‘Amar Chitra Katha Jataka Tales’ comic books
The High Commission of India in Colombo has distributed 500 copies of the Sinhala translations of five Amar Chitra Katha Jataka Tales comic...
