#Sri Lanka
SJB dismisses UNP’s move to lift suspension of former members as ‘irrelevant’
The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has downplayed reports that the United National Party (UNP) plans to lift suspensions imposed on former members who...
Sri Lanka risks second bankruptcy by 2028 – Opposition Leader
Sri Lanka is on course for a second sovereign default by 2028 unless urgent corrective measures are taken, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has...
Govt to iport 2,000 cabs for state officials
Sri Lanka’s Deputy Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government, Ruwan Senarath, has announced plans to import 2,000 cab vehicles early next year...
UNP to invite Opposition Leaders to annual convention, lift suspensions on former members
The United National Party (UNP) has decided to invite all opposition party leaders to its upcoming annual convention, scheduled for 6 September. A...
Sri Lankan farmers say import tax hike on onions and potatoes comes too late
Farmers’ groups in Sri Lanka have raised concerns that the government’s recent increase in import taxes on big onions and potatoes may do...
Acquiring of Colombo Dockyard by Indian shipbuilding firm delayed
Colombo Dockyard, which is to be acquired by India’s Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited through an injection of capital, said the Rs 12.9 billion...
Radiotherapy services suspended: Cancer patients at Apeksha Hospital face life-threatening delays
Radiotherapy services have been suspended at the new radiotherapy unit of the Apeksha Hospital in Maharagama due to a cooling system air leak...
Madushanka seals thriller with last-over hat-trick
Raza had valiantly revived Zimbabwe’s chase through the middle overs but he could not take them over the line. Sri Lanka 298 for...
