#Sri Lanka
Bureaucracy blocking NPP’s promised progress, says Minister
Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure, Samantha Vidyarathna, said that bureaucratic inefficiency and institutional inertia are slowing down the reform agenda of the...
Bond scam: CID probes alleged payouts to MPs
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has launched a fresh probe into serious allegations that ten Members of Parliament, including former MPs, received substantial...
Bangladesh win by 16 runs, level series with Sri Lanka
Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by 16 runs on Saturday (July 5) in the second 50-over match played at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo....
Speaker accused of misusing state resources
Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne has allotted for himself a unit at Lauris Apartment complex, while using his official residence for various occasions, alleged Nava...
Sri Lanka: Three things for NPP to ‘Come of Age’
By R. Hariharan For the ruling National People’s Power (NPP) group led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka (AKD), the local government (LG) elections...
Sri Lanka to exit IMF programme by end of 2027, says Bimal
Minister Bimal Rathnayake announced that Sri Lanka will formally withdraw from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme by December 2027. Speaking at a...
80 MPs fail to submit asset declarations
Eighty Members of Parliament have failed to submit their mandatory declarations of assets and liabilities by the June 30 deadline, according to parliamentary...
Opposition parties gear up to form common alliance
Opposition political parties are preparing to initiate discussions aimed at forming a new common opposition alliance. The preliminary round of talks is scheduled...
