#Sri Lanka
Fisheries Minister chased away by families of disappeared in Jaffna
Sri Lankan Fisheries Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekar was chased away from the Chemmani protest site in Jaffna on Wednesday (25), as demonstrators vehemently rejected...
Container truck congestion returns to Colombo Port
Container truck congestion has resurfaced at the Colombo Port, raising serious concerns from the Container Transport Owners’ Association. The Container Transport Owners’ Association...
Transparency International moves Supreme Court challenging Companies (Amendment) Bill
Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) filed legal action on Thursday 19 June 2025, in the Supreme Court challenging the Bill to amend the...
Govt launches recruitment drive for 30,000 public sector jobs
The Ministry of Public Administration has announced a major recruitment drive to fill 30,000 vacancies across the public sector, including roles in administration,...
Sri Lanka only country to hold bilateral tariff talks with US, claims NPP MP
National People’s Power (NPP) MP Lakshman Nipunaarachchi said that Sri Lanka is the only country that has engaged in bilateral discussions with the...
Public frustration mounts over cost of living: “Anura didn’t deliver on a single promise”
Public dissatisfaction is rising over President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s failure to deliver on key election promises, particularly his pledge to reduce VAT and...
No real economic reforms underway in Sri Lanka, says Colombo Uni don
Sri Lanka is not undergoing any real economic reforms at present, but is instead merely following the conditions set out by the International...
Opposition slams ‘arbitrary’ measures against civil servants
The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has accused the Government of bypassing established institutional protocols in its handling of legal action against senior prison...
