Sri Lanka
GMOA launches trade union action today
The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) began trade union action on Monday (17), asserting that President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s 2026 budget has failed...
Sri Lanka to hire 75,000 public sector workers amid plans to ‘rightsize’ bloated bureaucracy
Sri Lanka’s public sector, long criticized for inefficiency, political patronage, and weak productivity, is under renewed scrutiny as the government announced plans to...
NPP govt appoints 37 advisors to President, Prime Minister, and Cabinet Ministers
The National People’s Power (NPP) government has appointed 37 advisors to support the President, the Prime Minister, and seven Cabinet ministers. The information...
Govt’s Trincomalee energy hub project faces uncertain future
Plans to develop Trincomalee as a regional energy hub in partnership with India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) face an uncertain future,...
Doubts over state funds to raise worker wages as companies amass profits
The allocation of public funds by budget 2026 to raise plantation worker wages has come in for criticism even as plantation companies amassed...
Close friend blasts president over November Heroes speech
UK-based journalist Uvindu Kurukulasuriya has described president Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s speech at the JVP’s November Heroes Day as a weak and foolish one....
Opposition MPs demand withdrawal of Praja Shakthi circular
Twenty-seven Opposition MPs have signed a petition urging the government to immediately withdraw the circular related to the Praja Shakthi program, citing concerns...
IMF assessing whether Sri Lanka’s 2026 Budget supports 7% growth target
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is assessing whether Sri Lanka’s 2026 budget proposals meet the financial parameters required to support the government’s 7%...
