#Sri Lanka
Estate worker wage talks stall as employers fail to attend meeting
A key meeting to finalise the proposed daily wage increase for estate workers from Rs. 1,350 to Rs. 1,700 was postponed on October...
Arresting thieves isn’t enough to revive Sri Lanka’s economy – Dilith
Leader of the Saarvajana Balaya, MP Dilith Jayaweera, has called for the creation of a state rooted in civic-minded enterprise as the foundation...
Government tax policy leaves tea sector reeling
Sri Lanka’s tea auction prices have fallen sharply for the second consecutive week, with rates dropping over Rs. 100 per kilogram, as exporters...
Court imposes travel ban on 10 Sri Lankan athletes
Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama has issued an overseas travel ban on ten Sri Lankan athletes who failed to return to the...
Rs. 15 billion loss to CWE from rice exports
The CWE has incurred a loss of Rs. 15,157,031,018 in 2014 and 2015 due to the import of rice in violation of procurement...
15 complaints to courts against extremist organizations
An investigation is underway against 15 suspects for allegedly aiding, abetting, and financing to propagate the foreign extremist terrorist organization ISIS within Sri...
Signaling left, turning right: NPP’s inevitable awakening
By Vox Civis Karma has a funny way of catching up. The very people who laughed at and mocked former President Ranil Wickremesinghe...
Sampath Manamperi case: Cabinet Minister representing accused, says MP Chanaka
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Parliamentarian D.V. Chanaka has alleged that a Cabinet Minister in the current National People’s Power (NPP) government is...
