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Sri Lanka

World Bank warns of major youth employment gap in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is expected to see nearly one million young people enter the workforce over the next decade but only around 300,000 new...

Sri Lanka

ICTA CEO removed

Mahesh Perera has been removed from his role as Chief Executive Officer of Sri Lanka’s Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) following the...

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s top science official resigns over political interference

Professor Saman Senaweera, who served as Chairman of the National Science Foundation and Director of the Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology, has tendered...

Lifestyle

Five Sri Lankans at risk of dying daily from chronic kidney disease

Approximately five individuals in Sri Lanka are at risk of dying daily due to chronic kidney disease (CKD). The National Unit for Kidney...

Sports

Rumesh Tharanga makes history for Sri Lanka at World Athletics Championships

Sri Lanka’s rising javelin star, Rumesh Tharanga, etched his name into the history books yesterday, becoming the first Sri Lankan male athlete ever...

Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan passport drops to 97th in latest global rankings

Sri Lanka’s passport has dropped six places in the 2025 Henley Passport Index, falling to 97th in the latest global rankings released on...

Sri Lanka

President says politicians received payments from underworld figures

In a startling revelation, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has accused unnamed Parliamentarians and government Ministers of maintaining ties with organised criminals, including receiving...

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka risks missing graphite boom amid policy drift 

Sri Lanka is making a renewed push to revitalise its underperforming graphite sector, with the government inviting private investors to develop the historic...

Business

Sri Lankan exporters struggle as Colombo Port delays force shipping lines to reroute

Sri Lankan exporters are once again grappling with mounting uncertainty as severe operational delays at the Port of Colombo prompt major international shipping...

World

Report: Japan won’t recognize a Palestinian state given US ties

Japan will not recognize a Palestinian state for now, a decision likely taken to maintain relations with the United States and to avoid...