Year: 2025
CEB records Rs. 3 billion loss in 2024 Q4
The state-run Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has made an operating loss of Rs. 3 billion in December 2024 quarter, and made a marginal...
COPE chairman accused of distributing land in Kottawa-Kombala reserve forest
A plan to distribute reserved lands in the Kottawa-Kombala Reserve Forest, one of the most unique lowland rainforests in the Galle District, is...
Chaos as MPs throw smoke grenades in Serbian Parliament
At least three Serbian MPs have been injured after opposition members threw smoke grenades during a chaotic session inside the country’s parliament on...
IMF warns Sri Lanka over electricity tariff reduction
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed concerns over Sri Lanka’s recent decision to reduce electricity tariffs by 20%, effective January 17, 2025....
Modi to visit Sri Lanka in April
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to travel to Sri Lanka in April. The visit, according to Sri Lankan sources, is still...
National Police Commission rejects Acting IGP’s claims of interference
Tensions between the National Police Commission (NPC) and the Acting Inspector General of Police have intensified, with both parties now publicly expressing differing...
Samarasinghe highlights record salary increase after taking over ‘bankrupt nation’
Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security, and Cooperative Development, Wasantha Samarasinghe, announced in Parliament on Tuesday (04) that his government, which took over...
Political reforms require collective efforts, says Minister Handunnetti
Minister of Industries and Entrepreneurship Development Sunil Handunnetti says that true political change in the country cannot be achieved by the interest shown...
INS Kuthar strengthens Indo-Lanka naval ties with Colombo Port visit
The Indian Naval Ship (INS) Kuthar arrived at the Port of Colombo on Monday (03), for a three-day Operational Turnaround (OTA) visit, further...
Muslim extremist group operating in Eastern Province
Cabinet spokesman and Minister Nalinda Jayatissa said today that information has been received about a Muslim extremist group active in the Eastern Province....
