Sri Lanka
Govt issues new guidelines to curb irregular school admissions
The Ministry of Education has announced that a revised circular governing student admissions to intermediate grades will be released next week, as part...
Vimukthi Dushantha appointed Assistant Secretary of Sri Lanka–India Media Friendship Association
Young journalist and communications strategist Vimukthi Dushantha has been appointed as the Assistant Secretary of the Sri Lanka–India Media Friendship Association (SLIMFA) for...
Ranil rejects claims over UK trip expenses
The office of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has denied recent allegations regarding the cost of his official visit to the University of Wolverhampton...
Govt can’t raise plantation wages, says Minister
Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure, Samantha Vidyaratna, said that the government does not possess the legal authority to unilaterally increase the wages...
UN acknowledges need of impartial investigations for Sri Lanka mass graves
The United Nations has endorsed ongoing demand by Tamil victims for the excavation of the most recently discovered mass burial site in Sri...
US may end support for war crimes probes, including work in Sri Lanka
The White House has recommended terminating US funding for nearly two dozen programs that conduct war crimes and accountability work globally, including in...
Police seek to drop 2 charges against public security secretary
Police have sought the dropping of reckless and drunk driving charges against the present public security ministry secretary Ravi Seneviratne, when a hearing...
Ravi urges debt relief for SMEs
Opposition MP Ravi Karunanayake has called for urgent relief measures to support Sri Lanka’s small and medium-scale entrepreneurs (SMEs), warning that nearly 250,000...
