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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,...

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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...

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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....

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Opposition fears Police Commission becoming ‘Government puppet’

The Opposition condemned the government’s move to shift control of police transfers from the independent National Police Commission to the Inspector General of...

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IMF asks Sri Lanka to beef up anti-graft operations

The International Monetary Fund asked cash-strapped Sri Lanka on Thursday to strengthen its anti-corruption agency and accelerate prosecutions after a review of a...

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Asian Cup Qualifiers: Sri Lanka upset Turkmenistan in Colombo

Sri Lanka’s national football team pulled off a major upset on Thursday (09), defeating higher-ranked Turkmenistan 1–0 in their AFC Asian Cup 2027...

Palestinian women and children look out from a window after US President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas agreed on the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire, in central Gaza, 9 October 2025.
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What we know about the Gaza ceasefire deal

After three days of intense indirect negotiations in Egypt, US President Donald Trump says Israel and Hamas have “signed off on the first...

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Govt. promised to UNHRC to divide Sri Lankan state constitutionally – Weerawansa

The government has promised to the UN Human Rights Council to divide the Sri Lankan state constitutionally, alleged NFF leader Wimal Weerawansa yesterday...