#Sri Lanka
Rains batter hill country, roads blocked, reservoirs swell
Torrential rains pounding the western slopes of the Central Hills have thrown daily life and transport into disarray, with police warning motorists to...
Religious institution faces leadership crisis amid political controversy
A prominent religious institution in Sri Lanka is experiencing significant internal upheaval as mounting pressure builds for its senior leader to step down...
Former Speaker urges Govt to reconsider MP pension cuts
Sri Lanka’s former Speaker of Parliament, Karu Jayasuriya, has urged the government to reconsider its decision to slash pensions for retired Members of...
Modi’s Trincomalee pipeline push meets bureaucratic silence in Colombo
Despite high-profile commitments and a trilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Sri Lanka, India, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) earlier this...
Billions wasted on idle industrial estates?
Observations from the Ministry of Industry audit reports reveal numerous losses that have been incurred due to project abandonment, long-term idleness, or underutilisation...
Sri Lanka’s power sector crippled as nearly 20% of engineers leave for overseas jobs
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has revealed a significant loss of engineering talent, with 226 engineers migrating abroad over the past three years,...
Cannabis deal will deepen national crisis, warns drug policy watchdog
The Alcohol and Drug Information Centre (ADIC) has called on the Sri Lankan government to immediately reverse its decision to permit foreign investment...
Sri Lankan Buddhist clergy opposes cannabis cultivation project
One of Sri Lanka’s most influential Buddhist monastic orders has strongly opposed the Government’s decision to approve a commercial cannabis cultivation project, warning...
