Sri Lanka
Police probe Vavuniya Kovil following an ‘order from the top’
Two officials from a Hindu temple in northern Sri Lanka have been questioned by the Counter Terrorism and Investigation Division (CTID) over alleged...
No progress on $3.7 billion Sinopec refinery in Sri Lanka
Nearly nine months after Sri Lanka signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China’s Sinopec for a $3.7 billion oil refinery, the project...
PM on selective fulfilment of promises
Al promises in the policy manifesto cannot be fulfilled at once, said prime minister Harini Amarasuriya, noting that society’s requirements at the moment...
Govt promoting foreign values at the cost of Sri Lankan traditions, says Cardinal
His Eminence Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith has raised serious concerns over the proposed legislation aimed at banning corporal punishment for children in Sri Lanka,...
National Women’s Commission fails to function
Sri Lanka’s newly established National Women’s Commission (NWC), announced by Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya as a key step towards advancing women’s rights, has...
IMF tells govt to maintain cost-reflective power tariffs or face serious fiscal risks
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued a strong warning to Sri Lanka, urging the government to maintain its cost-recovery electricity pricing mechanism,...
Namal Karunaratne admits NPP’s waning popularity
Popularity of the NPP regime is diminishing due to the people’s lack of understanding of the ways of governance, deputy minister Namal Karunaratne...
Opposition charges speaker with bias and abuse of power, files international complaints
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Dr. Kaviṇḍa Jayawardena has lodged complaints with two international parliamentary bodies against Sri Lanka’s Speaker of Parliament, Dr....
