Sri Lanka
Drug price controls cover only 700 brands, patients struggle
Of nearly 17,500 varieties of medicines sold under different brand names by private pharmacies, only about 700 are subject to price control, a...
Religious institution faces leadership crisis amid political controversy
A prominent religious institution in Sri Lanka is experiencing significant internal upheaval as mounting pressure builds for its senior leader to step down...
Modi’s Trincomalee pipeline push meets bureaucratic silence in Colombo
Despite high-profile commitments and a trilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Sri Lanka, India, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) earlier this...
Billions wasted on idle industrial estates?
Observations from the Ministry of Industry audit reports reveal numerous losses that have been incurred due to project abandonment, long-term idleness, or underutilisation...
SLMC backs ITAK-led hartal in North and East
The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) has announced its full support for the hartal called by the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK), scheduled...
Sri Lanka’s power sector crippled as nearly 20% of engineers leave for overseas jobs
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has revealed a significant loss of engineering talent, with 226 engineers migrating abroad over the past three years,...
Sri Lanka postal workers to launch islandwide strike over pay dispute
Postal services in Sri Lanka are likely to face significant disruption as trade unions representing postal and telecommunications officers announced a nationwide strike...
Cannabis deal will deepen national crisis, warns drug policy watchdog
The Alcohol and Drug Information Centre (ADIC) has called on the Sri Lankan government to immediately reverse its decision to permit foreign investment...
