Sri Lanka
Government digital infrastructure fails, leaving vital services inaccessible
Several essential online government services across Sri Lanka were disrupted today due to a technical issue affecting the Lanka Government Cloud (LGC), the...
Neglected and stranded: Estate workers protest road closure in Nanuoya
A group of plantation workers staged a protest today (13) on the Thalawakale–Nuwara Eliya main road at Radella, demanding the reopening of a...
Audit finds Rs 42 million loss at SLTB over flawed ticket roll procurement
The Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) has suffered financial losses amounting to over Rs 42 million due to serious procurement irregularities in the...
Colombo Municipal Council fails to recover over Rs 4 billion in tax arrears
Sri Lanka’s Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) has raised serious concerns over the Colombo Municipal Council’s (CMC) failure to collect more than Rs...
TPA casts doubt on Govt’s plantation wage hike plan
The Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) has welcomed the Government’s announcement to raise daily wages for plantation workers but raised serious concerns over how...
Cabinet reshuffle should not delay KKS Port and Jaffna Airport expansion
Critical infrastructure developments in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province, including the Kankesanthurai (KKS) Port and Jaffna Airport expansion, risk delays if political transitions disrupt...
Major delays and systemic failures plague National Child Protection Authority
The National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) has come under intense scrutiny following an audit that exposed significant delays and systemic deficiencies in its...
CEB trade unions seek religious leaders’ help to halt ‘unlawful’ restructuring
Trade union leaders of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) have sought the intervention of Sri Lanka’s most senior Buddhist clergy in an effort...
