Sri Lanka
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...
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...
Sri Lankan teachers protest for second day over Govt pledge
Sri Lanka’s Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa says that the government has failed to honour its previous pledge to absorb Teacher Development Officers (TDOs)...
Sri Lankan doctors to continue TU action until budget concerns are addressed
The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) on Monday warned it would continue its work-to-rule campaign despite what it described as “fruitful discussions” with...
FSP says new US defence pact risks drawing Sri Lanka into great power rivalries
The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) on Monday (17) accused the government of undermining the country’s non-aligned stance by entering a new defence partnership...
Chief Prelate urges President to probe Trincomalee temple incident
The Chief Prelate of the Sri Lanka Amarapura Maha Nikaya, Most Venerable Karagoda Uyangoda Maithri Murthy Thero, has written to President Anura Kumara...
ITAK demands resignation of Tamil NPP MPs over Trincomalee Buddha statue dispute
The Illankai Tamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) on Sunday called for the immediate resignation of all Tamil members of the National People’s Power (NPP),...
Two monks injured as Police remove Buddha statue at Trincomalee temple
Tensions flared in Sri Lanka’s eastern port city of Trincomalee late on Sunday after police removed a Buddha statue from the premises of...
