Year: 2025
Complaint against new tender policy of Litro Gas
The Bribery Commission has been asked by a complaint to inquire into a major fraud in the tender process of Litro Gas Company....
Doctor shortage leaves ICU at Apeksha cancer hospital underutilised
A state-of-the-art Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Apeksha Hospital in Maharagama is operating well below capacity due to a shortage of doctors....
Global leaders gather in Nairobi to chart Africa’s role in the next decade
Senior policymakers, diplomats, business leaders, and academics from across the world convened in Nairobi this week for the African International Conference, a landmark...
When the mask slips
By Vox Civis What a difference a week can make in Sri Lanka’s fast-evolving political landscape; a theatre that never fails to serve...
Maskeliya plantation workers protest for a wage increase
A group of workers belonging to the Maskeliya Plantation Company held a protest to demand an increase of their daily wage to Rs....
Heads of four Plantation Ministry institutions removed
The heads of four institutions coming under the Plantation and Community Infrastructure Ministry have been removed from their positions. The institutions in question...
Human Rights Commission receives nearly 10,000 complaints in 2024
The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) recorded a total of 9,708 complaints in 2024, including over a thousand against State institutions...
UNP marks 79th anniversary
The United National Party (UNP) is marking its 79th anniversary today with a ceremony at the Monarch Imperial Hotel in Battaramulla. This year’s...
Trump says Xi approved TikTok deal after ‘very productive’ call
President Donald Trump said in the Oval Office that Chinese President Xi Jinping had approved a deal for U.S. firms to acquire TikTok’s...
Dunith Wellalage to rejoin Sri Lanka team after attending father’s funeral
Sri Lanka spinner Dunith Wellalage is set to rejoin the national cricket team after attending his late father Suranga’s funeral. Wellalage’s father died...
