Month: April 2026
The unfulfilled pledge: Abolition of executive presidency
By Veeragathy Thanabalasingham A study conducted by a think tank called Research Lanka reveals that the Sri Lankan population is sharply divided over...
Govt urged to withdraw AML/CTF bills and make way for consultative process
The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) has called on the government to withdraw recently tabled amendment bills related to anti-money laundering (AML) and...
Hormuz at near standstill as Iran warns ships to keep to its waters
Ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz stood at well below 10% of normal volumes on Thursday despite a U.S.-Iran ceasefire as Tehran...
Sri Lanka reports nearly 15 million malware incidents in 2025
Sri Lanka recorded 14,960,244 local malware incidents in 2025, with a significant portion of users affected by offline cyber threats, according to the...
New Year kevili table cost has increased by 7% from 2025 to 2026
Nearly 80% of the increase driven by higher coconut oil and rice flour prices The cost of ingredients required to assort a traditional...
Ceasefire is threatened as Israel expands Lebanon strikes and Iran closes strait again
Lebanon’s health ministry said Israeli strikes killed 182 people, the highest single-day death toll in the Israel-Hezbollah war A ceasefire deal to pause the...
Trump announces 50% tariffs on countries supplying Iran with weapons
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said any country supplying Iran with military weapons will face immediate 50% tariffs with no exemptions, announcing...
Iran oil refinery hit in “enemy attack” hours after ceasefire agreement
An oil refinery on Iran’s Lavan Island was hit in what Iranian authorities described as an “enemy attack” on Wednesday, hours after a two-week ceasefire...
Devalaya funds open to public scrutiny says court
Sri Lanka’s Court of Appeal has ruled that funds held by Devalayas are not private accounts and must be subject to public scrutiny,...
Israel PM says US-Iran ceasefire ‘does not include Lebanon’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has announced that Israel backs the United States’s decision to suspend strikes against Iran for two weeks,...
