Year: 2025
2 judges in a court case against govt. minister given transfers
Two judges in a court case in connection with the illegal acquisition of a building by a government minister have been given transfers,...
NPP MP’s father involved in financial fraud, says Waruna Rajapaksha
The father of an unnamed ruling National People’s Power (NPP) MP has been accused of having committed a serious financial and land fraud,...
One in three breast cancer cases detected at advanced stages, Sri Lanka’s Cancer Control Programme warns
More than 5,500 women in Sri Lanka were diagnosed with breast cancer in 2022, accounting for 28 per cent of all cancers among...
Sri Lanka to host Asia Pacific Motorsport Championship for first time
For the first time in history, Sri Lanka will host the Asia Pacific Motorsport Championship 2025, a landmark international event sanctioned by the...
NPP can’t evade anti-corruption act obligations, says Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe
Former Justice Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe says that the National People’s Power (NPP) government cannot evade accountability under the Anti-Corruption Act No. 09...
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...
