#Sri Lanka
SJB rules out deputy leadership role for Dayasiri
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) National Organizer MP Tissa Attanayake has dismissed speculation regarding the possible appointment of MP Dayasiri Jayasekara as a Deputy...
Doctors raise alarm over Health Ministry’s new procurement guidelines
Medical professionals have voiced serious reservations over a new directive issued by the Ministry of Health governing the procurement of drugs and surgical...
Sri Lanka to procure US West Texas Intermediate crude oil?
The government is reportedly looking at the possibility of procuring US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil in a bid to reduce the...
Sri Lanka’s rubber exporters seek tariff relief to compete in US market
Ahead of the August 1 deadline for further negotiations on the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, the Sri Lankan rubber exporters said...
Trade groups reject Govt’s plan to privatise economic centres
Sri Lanka’s Joint Dedicated Economic Centres Limited and the Manning Trade Union have opposed a government plan to transfer the management of 14...
Missing paintings at National Art Gallery linked to ex-Minister’s in-law and casino mogul
A major controversy has emerged over the disappearance of 47 paintings of significant historical and artistic value from Sri Lanka’s National Art Gallery,...
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...
