#Sri Lanka
President says politicians received payments from underworld figures
In a startling revelation, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has accused unnamed Parliamentarians and government Ministers of maintaining ties with organised criminals, including receiving...
Sri Lanka risks missing graphite boom amid policy drift
Sri Lanka is making a renewed push to revitalise its underperforming graphite sector, with the government inviting private investors to develop the historic...
Sri Lankan exporters struggle as Colombo Port delays force shipping lines to reroute
Sri Lankan exporters are once again grappling with mounting uncertainty as severe operational delays at the Port of Colombo prompt major international shipping...
UNP opens door to reconciliation with SJB defectors, lifts membership suspensions
The United National Party (UNP) has lifted all disciplinary actions and membership suspensions previously imposed on party members who defected to the Samagi...
Trade Minister opens up about building Rs. 275 million fortune
A wave of public scrutiny has engulfed Trade and Commerce Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe following the release of his official asset declaration, which reveals...
Farmers face devastating losses as mystery disease threatens to decimate paddy crops
Farmers in Maha Bulankulama, Anuradhapura, are facing the imminent destruction of around 10 acres of paddy cultivation due to an unidentified disease that...
Substandard drugs flooding private pharmacies, says MCPA
A leading medical association in Sri Lanka has raised serious concerns over the growing circulation of potentially substandard low-cost medicines in private pharmacies,...
Prime Lands makes landmark Rs. 3.5 billion acquisition in Colombo 4
Prime Lands Residencies PLC has acquired over one acre of prime real estate on Station Road, Bambalapitiya for Rs. 3.5 billion, marking one...
