#Sri Lanka
Govt pushes ahead with education reforms amidst union backlash
The government has pressed forward with its education reform agenda despite mounting criticism from teacher unions over the lack of stakeholder consultation. Speaking...
Chief Justice Murdu Fernando to retire on July 27
Chief Justice Murdu Fernando is set to retire on July 27, upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 65, marking the end of...
German investor abandons $100M Sri Lankan waste-to-energy project
A high-level meeting organized by the Central Province Governor’s Office to discuss a major waste-to-energy project was abruptly cancelled this week, prompting a...
Weerawansa says Anura weaker than Sirisena, slams e-NIC project
National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa launched a fierce attack on the Anura Dissanayake-led National People’s Power (NPP) government, accusing it of...
Sri Lanka vital to U.S. economy, says Deputy Minister
Deputy Minister of Land and Irrigation, Susil Ranasinghe, has claimed that in the present global economic context, the United States needs Sri Lanka...
Sharp rise in schoolgirl pregnancies prompts call for comprehensive sex education
Sri Lanka has seen a sharp rise in teen pregnancies, prompting Women and Child Affairs Minister Saroja Paulraj to call for the urgent...
Govt misleads public on U.S. trade talks
Deputy Minister of Finance Prof. Anil Jayantha has admitted to making an error in a previous statement in which he claimed that Sri...
Crisis worsens in health sector; warning over brain drain among doctors
The Ministry of Health has so far failed to properly manage the highest budgetary allocation made for the health sector, as claimed by...
