#Sri Lanka
Muslim health workers targeted by hijab ban in Trincomalee
MP Rishad Bathiudeen, the leader of the All-Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC), has urged health minister Nalinda Jayatissa to immediately intervene and protect the...
Minister booed off stage for politicizing youth councils
Minister of Plantation Industries Samantha Vidyaratna was jeered at an event in Badulla on Saturday (02). The incident took place during a District...
US tariff cut linked to security deal? UNP presses Govt for transparency
The United National Party (UNP) has welcomed the reduction in reciprocal tariffs imposed on Sri Lanka by the United States, while urging the...
Bill to abolish special privileges of former Presidents gazetted
A bill to abolish the special privileges granted to former Presidents and their families was published in a gazette notification on Thursday (31)....
Rear seat belts now mandatory on expressways; Bus passengers to follow
Sri Lanka has made it mandatory for all rear-seat passengers in light vehicles travelling on expressways to wear seat belts, effective from today....
Lanka Premier League 2025 set for Nov–Dec
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has officially announced that the sixth edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) will take place from 27 November...
Chathuranga acknowledges failures by industries ministry
The industries and entrepreneurship ministry is unfortunately losing faith by the day, said deputy minister Chaturanga Abeysinghe. Addressing the launch of a pilot...
We’re not miracle workers, says State Minister
State Minister T.B. Sarath says the National People’s Power (NPP)-led government inherited a nation in economic paralysis, unlike any transition witnessed in Sri...
