Year: 2025
HSBC to end its retail banking in Sri Lanka
Banking giant HSBC will wind up its retail banking operations in Sri Lanka by mid-2026, it was announced on Wednesday. It is one...
Israeli PM Netanyahu rejects western recognitions of Palestinian State
The recent recognition by some Western nations of a Palestinian state will not “bind Israel in any way,” Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
Faulty air conditioning at Colombo National Hospital puts patients and staff at risk
Six critical units in the Accident Service Building of the National Hospital in Colombo have been operating under severe strain for nearly a...
ITAK says President has failed to deliver on reconciliation pledge, seeks meeting
A year after Anura Kumara Dissanayake was elected President of Sri Lanka, the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi (ITAK), the country’s leading Tamil political...
“You have to be crazy to give up all assets for full-time politics” – Lal Kantha
Agriculture Minister K.D. Lal Kantha has expressed his willingness to sell all his assets and hand them over to his political party if...
Child obesity triples in Sri Lanka over 20 years – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reported that child obesity has tripled in 20 years in Sri Lanka. In its latest global...
Trump calls for nations to close borders and expel foreigners in UN speech
Donald Trump took the stage at the United Nations general assembly hall for the first time in six years to launch a full-on...
CBSL keeps policy rate at 7.75%
The Monetary Policy Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka has decided to keep its Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) unchanged at 7.75%....
Cabinet spokesman admits discrepancies in ministers’ asset declarations
Cabinet Spokesman and Minister Nalinda Jayatissa says that some ministers’ asset declarations may contain inaccuracies. Responding to questions about why certain ministers had...
Sri Lanka: Year of change, many hills to climb
By Dilrukshi Handunnetti The administration has failed to ease the economic burden in a tangible way, and the public continues to reel under...
