Advocata calls for bold 2026 Budget reforms to boost inclusive growth
The Advocata Institute’s comprehensive policy proposals for the 2026 Budget outline a critical reform agenda aimed at enhancing fiscal sustainability, fostering competition, and...
100,000 Sri Lankans face serious health risks from diabetic ulcers
Health experts have raised serious concerns over the growing burden of diabetic ulcers in Sri Lanka, with the Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA)...
Brown sugar piles up as state institutions fail local farmers
The Galoya Plantations (Pvt) Ltd is facing a severe crisis as mountains of unsold brown sugar continue to pile up at its factory....
Sri Lankan monk in Australia found guilty of sex offences against six girls
A senior Buddhist monk has been found guilty of historical sex offences against six girls at a Melbourne temple. A County Court jury...
Government succumbs to pressure from trade unions, withdraws four gazettes
In what trade unions have hailed as a major victory for workers’ rights, the government has withdrawn four gazette notifications that had granted...
Government plotting to sell Pelwatte and Sevanagala sugar companies to India – Wimal
National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa says the government is conspiring to deliberately drive the Pelwatte and Sevanagala sugar companies into financial...
Sarvajana Balaya declines to join Nugegoda opposition rally
The Sarvajana Balaya movement has announced its decision not to participate in the anti-government rally organised by a combined opposition in Nugegoda on...
GMOA warns of imminent TU action over Health Ministry’s ‘authoritarian conduct’
The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has warned that Sri Lanka’s free health and patient treatment services are in serious jeopardy due to...
Sri Lanka Rugby allows return of foreign players for upcoming league season
Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) has officially announced that foreign players will return to the country’s domestic club circuit for the first time in...
