Year: 2025
Rhetoric and reality
By Vox Civis On September 24th, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake addressed the United Nations General Assembly for the first time. The occasion was...
Patients face increasing risk of side effects from antibiotics
Patients face an increasing risk of side effects from antibiotics due to the absence of national antibiotics and medicines policies, said Dr. Chamal...
Court rejects arrest plea in Rs. 3.6 million land fraud case involving Government Minister
Mount Lavinia Magistrate Pasan Amarasekara yesterday (26) rejected a request to arrest individuals named in an alleged fraud involving a plot of land...
Sri Lankans still barred from using cryptocurrency for transactions, says Central Bank
Sri Lankans are still prohibited from using cryptocurrency for daily transactions, but there are no legal barriers to investing in digital assets, Central...
Sri Lankan farmers say cultivation no longer viable
Local potato and onion farmers in Sri Lanka say they may be forced to abandon cultivation altogether due to severe losses caused by...
Bribery Commission to probe Rs 2.5 billion medical procurement scandal
Sri Lanka’s top anti-corruption body has announced an investigation into the alleged procurement of expired medical reagents worth Rs 2,500 million for the...
Arshdeep Singh stars in Super Over as India beat Sri Lanka
The Indian cricket team continued its unbeaten run in the Asia Cup 2025 after defeating Sri Lanka in the Super Over in its...
Opposition Leader challenges Speaker’s rejection of no-confidence motion
Sajith Premadasa, the leader of Sri Lanka’s main opposition party, the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), slammed Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne in Parliament, denouncing...
Bribery commission chief is ex-JVP – Nandana Gunatilake
Director general of the Bribery Commission Ranga Dissanayake was a member of the JVP’s legal committee 20 years ago, said former Panadura mayor...
Police want navy commander summoned to court
Police have requested a court in north western Sri Lanka to summon the navy commander to provide information to help with investigations into...
