#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...
19 ministers, deputy ministers still receive two fuel allowances
Nineteen ministers and deputy ministers are reportedly receiving two fuel allowances still from their respective ministries as well as from parliament. Parliament stopped...
SJB needs new leadership – Navin
Former Minister Navin Dissanayake has called for a change in leadership within the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), asserting that the party must re-evaluate...
No progress on rail delays under our watch – Transport Minister
Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation, Bimal Rathnayake, has acknowledged that the present government has not been able to curb persistent...
Govt has five years to deliver – Deputy Minister
Deputy Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development, Chathuranga Abeysinghe, has assured that the government remains committed to fulfilling its election promises over the...
CoPF approves tea license fee to fund industry development
The Committee on Public Finance (CoPF) approved the Regulations under the Tea (Tax and control of export) Act, No. 16 of 1959. This...
