Sri Lanka animal welfare groups decry “state-sponsored cruelty” to captive monkeys
Animal welfare groups in Sri Lanka have condemned the alleged confinement and starvation of monkeys in cages in the Thumpane area of the...
Ayurvedic drug supply under strain as Sri Lanka faces acute medicinal-plant shortages
Sri Lanka’s state-run Ayurvedic Drugs Corporation warned on Wednesday that production of traditional medicines has been severely disrupted by a shortage of key...
Budget 2026 signals mixed commitment on para-tariff phase-out
Sri Lanka’s plan to phase out para-tariffs has been cast into doubt by its own revenue projections, according to economic think tank Arutha...
Survey finds high rates of drug use among Sri Lanka’s transgender sex workers
Up to 30% of transgender sex workers in Sri Lanka are reportedly addicted to drugs, including ice, heroin, marijuana, and alcohol, the Trans...
Chikungunya cases surge in Matara
Health officials have raised concerns over a rapid spread of chikungunya in the Matara district, with the outbreak coinciding with a high-risk dengue...
Thailand’s Supreme Court orders ex-PM Thaksin to pay $542m in taxes
Thailand’s Supreme Court ordered former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to pay 17.6 billion baht ($542.37 million) in taxes from a 2006 share sale,...
Thailand grab crucial away win against Sri Lanka
At the Colombo Racecourse, Thailand walked away 4-0 winners over host Sri Lanka off the back of a brace (65th and 90th minute)...
Mahinda Rajapaksa says he will attend Nugegoda protest
Sri Lanka’s former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is expected to join an opposition-led rally in Nugegoda on Friday (21), organisers said, marking one of...
COPE demands answers as ECT project falls 18 months behind schedule
Sri Lanka’s Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) has raised alarm over prolonged delays and escalating costs in the construction of the East Container...
