#Sri Lanka
Supplementary medical professionals threaten strike over unresolved demands
The Joint Council for Professions of Supplementary to Medicine (JCPSM) has announced plans to initiate trade union action due to the government’s failure...
A farewell to the ‘Queen of Hearts’: Celebrating Malini Fonseka
Today, we say goodbye to Malini Fonseka. But we are not here to be sad. We are here to celebrate a beautiful life...
Imtiaz snubs Sajith, rejects SJB chairman post
Former Member of Parliament Imtiaz Bakir Marker has declined a request to resume the position of Chairman of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB),...
225 tea factories shut down across Sri Lanka
A severe shortage of tea leaves has led to the closure of at least 225 tea factories across the country, a development that...
NPP MPs force Health Minister to halt private of admissions to KDU medical faculty
The decision to admit private students to the medical faculty of the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) has been reversed following...
Sevanagala, Pelwatte sugar plants record Rs. 50 loss per kilo
The Sevanagala and Pelwatte sugar factories, operated under the Lanka Sugar Company (Pvt) Ltd., are reportedly incurring substantial losses of approximately Rs. 50...
Colombo’s big budget leads to minimal progress under NPP govt
Despite a hefty allocation of Rs 1,508.25 million for 535 projects under the Colombo District Development Programme, only Rs 8.20 million has been...
Soros’ Shadow: Open Society’s Sri Lanka Coup?
by Durga Velayudham The recent arrival of Binaifer Nowrojee, President of the Open Society Foundations (OSF), in Sri Lanka signals more than just...
