#Sri Lanka
Citing ongoing procurement: Details on USD 3.7B Sinopec refinery withheld
The Ministry of Energy has stated that it cannot disclose information regarding the proposed USD 3.7 billion Sinopec Oil Refinery in Hambantota, as...
Sri Lanka’s apparel exports dip in August
Sri Lanka’s apparel exports fell slightly in August as demand from key European markets softened, but cumulative export performance for the year remains...
64% of Sri Lankans still unable to use a computer
Only two out of every five Sri Lankans were computer-literate in 2024, according to new data released by the Department of Census and...
Japanese investors leave after being shunned by ministry bigshot
A disappointed group of Japanese investors has turned back from Sri Lanka after a top ministry official had avoided a promised meeting with...
BASL’s institutional silence: An abdication of constitutional duty
By the Legal EagleThe Bar Association of Sri Lanka faces an institutional crisis. The Association, historically recognized as the guardian of constitutional democracy...
Rhetoric and reality
By Vox Civis On September 24th, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake addressed the United Nations General Assembly for the first time. The occasion was...
Patients face increasing risk of side effects from antibiotics
Patients face an increasing risk of side effects from antibiotics due to the absence of national antibiotics and medicines policies, said Dr. Chamal...
Court rejects arrest plea in Rs. 3.6 million land fraud case involving Government Minister
Mount Lavinia Magistrate Pasan Amarasekara yesterday (26) rejected a request to arrest individuals named in an alleged fraud involving a plot of land...
