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Sri Lanka records 250,000 animal bites annually
Sri Lanka continues to face a public health challenge, recording nearly 250,000 animal bites annually, with rabies claiming close to 20 human lives...
Sri Lanka’s labour force participation still below pre-crisis level, says World Bank
Sri Lanka’s much-touted economic recovery has so far failed to restore labour force participation (LFP) to pre-crisis levels, with women and urban workers...
Jaffna lawyers protest illegal police raid
Lawyers in Jaffna staged a strike yesterday (07) in protest against an unlawful police entry and search of a colleague’s residence without a...
‘Dilith demands answers over UNHRC fallout
Sarvajana Balaya’ leader and MP Dilith Jayaweera has called on the government to urgently explain what he described as a “shocking betrayal” of...
Mannar locals condemn govt over violations of rights and livelihoods
A prominent civil society network in Sri Lanka’s north says that President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s government is taking an “undemocratic decision” to move...
Three scientists win Nobel Prize in physics for work on quantum mechanics
Three scientists from American universities won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on quantum mechanics. The winners are John Clarke,...
Sri Lanka’s recovery remains fragile as poverty persists – World Bank
Sri Lanka’s recovery from its worst financial crisis in decades remains fragile, incomplete, and deeply unequal, a new report by the World Bank...
End of independent oversight? Police Commission to lose key powers
A gazette notification is expected to be issued in the coming days, transferring the authority over the transfer and promotion of senior police...
