Sri Lanka
Postal workers launch token strike
The Union of Post and Telecommunication Officers has announced that postal workers across the country have launched a token strike from midnight yesterday...
Massive data breach hits Pensions Department, 617GB of data leaked
The Pensions Department of Sri Lanka has come under scrutiny following claims that it was targeted by the notorious Cloak ransomware group, with...
Tamil opposition defeats Sri Lanka government bid to acquire northern land
In the face of opposition from land rights activists, including lawmakers from the North and East, the Sri Lankan government has been forced...
No relief in reality: Cost of living has doubled since 2021
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has revealed that the cost of living for individuals in the country has doubled since 2021,...
PM highlights rising cases of child abuse in schools
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has raised alarms over a noticeable increase in cases of child abuse occurring within school premises. Speaking at...
Govt to strengthen child protection measures
The Government has announced a series of key initiatives to tackle the low rate of formal complaints received by the National Child Protection...
Strike by supplementary medical staff disrupts hospital services
Hospital services islandwide were disrupted today (27) as two professional groups affiliated with the Joint Council for Professions of Supplementary to Medicine (JCPSM)...
Kandy faces costly dilemma in disposing 600 MT of waste
Weeks after the special exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic, nearly 600 metric tons of garbage collected across the city of Kandy remain...
