#Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s electrical equipment manufacturing slumps 27% despite modest export gains
Sri Lanka’s electrical equipment manufacturing sector recorded a contraction of 27.4% in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the same period last...
Sri Lanka’s Energy Minister to face corruption charges over 2015 tender deal
The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) is set to initiate legal proceedings against Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody over allegations...
Kandy Perahera drives 17% surge in tourist arrivals
The Kandy Esala Perahera has sparked a tourism surge, with Sri Lanka recording a 17.1% year-on-year rise in visitor arrivals during the first...
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...
