News Room : Jaffna – Palali Road Fully Reopens After 35 Years, But Under...
After more than three decades, the road connecting Vasavilan Junction to Palali in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province has been officially reopened—but under heavy military...
News Room : Kevili Table Costs Soar: Sweetmeats for Avurudu Now Over Twice as...
The cost of preparing a traditional kevili table for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year has risen by 7% in 2025 compared to 2024,...
News Room : Daily Accidents Claim 30–35 Lives, Health Ministry Warns of Alarming Trend
Around 30 to 35 deaths linked to accidents are being reported daily, according to the Ministry of Health.
Speaking at a media briefing held at...
News Room : Sri Lanka’s Foreign Policy amid Geopolitical Transformations: 1990-2024 – Part IV
Sri Lankan Foreign Policy since the End of the Cold War
By the end of the Cold War, Sri Lanka’s foreign policy priorities were predominantly...
News Room : “One Call from RW to Elon Musk Could Have Saved Us”...
Former minister Rajitha Senaratne said the country may have avoided steep U.S. tariffs on its exports if Ranil Wickremesinghe had remained president.
In a recent...
News Room : President AKD to Meet Party Leaders Over US Tariff Impact on...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is scheduled to meet all political party leaders on 10 April at the Presidential Secretariat to discuss the growing concerns...
News Room : 13 Local Government Election Candidates Arrested for Violating Election Laws
Since 3 March, a total of 13 candidates contesting the upcoming Local Government Election have been arrested for flouting election laws, according to Police.
In...
News Room : Tense Standoff at Weligama Apparel Factory as Workers Protest Withheld New...
A tense situation unfolded at a privately-owned apparel factory in Udukawa, Weligama last night (8 April), as workers launched a protest against the management’s...
News Room : Govt. won’t extend suspension of ‘parate executions’ – The Island
The government would not extend the suspension of ‘parate executions’ that was now effective, Deputy Minister of Finance Harshana Suriyapperuma told Parliament yesterday.
Suriyapperuma said...
News Room : SL Olympians conduct tree planting programme
Sri Lanka Olympians, together with the Department of Forest Cotnservation, conducted a tree planting programme at the premises of D. S. Senanayake National School,...