Year: 2025
India tightens grip over Sri Lanka with defense pact
By Rathindra Kuruwita Sri Lanka’s JVP-led NPP government has made a dramatic pivot towards India, even utilizing legislative changes it once vehemently opposed....
SJB demands anti-corruption probe into Trade Minister’s assets
The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has requested the country’s anti-corruption body to investigate how Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe amassed assets worth Rs 275 million,...
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...
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’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...
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...
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 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...
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 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...
