Sri Lanka
March 6 LG polls: EC receives 200 complaints in 10 days
The Election Commission has reported receiving approximately 200 complaints related to the local government polls so far. These complaints were lodged during the...
Sri Lanka’s central bank holds rate to support economic recovery
Sri Lanka’s central bank kept its key policy rate unchanged for a second consecutive meeting on Wednesday to underpin the island nation’s economic...
Plane crash: Air Force says Minister is wrong to make conclusion
Minister Bimal Ratnayake is wrong to have concluded that a pilot error led to the recent crash of the Sri Lanka Air Force...
President urged to remove his top economic advisor
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been urged to remove his economic affairs advisor Duminda Hulangamuwa from the position. The United Labour Conference and...
India, Sri Lanka set to ink major defence pact next week
For the first time, India and Sri Lanka are set to sign an ambitious defence cooperation pact during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit...
20% of adults in Sri Lanka suffer from diabetes
20% of the adult population in the country is affected by diabetes, and alarmingly, 41% of these individuals do not seek any treatment,...
India’s Supreme Court to hear case against ceding Kachchatheevu to Sri Lanka
India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday (March 25) allowed DMK leader T.R. Baalu to replace former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, who passed...
Reducing the weight of children’s school bags
The Schools Health and Nutrition Branch of the Ministry of Education has raised concerns over some schools’ failure to follow the issued guidelines...
