News Room : SLPP and SJB to Vote Against Budget 2025
Both the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) will vote against the Appropriation Bill 2025, it was announced in Parliament...
News Room : Property market shows signs of growth despite high taxes and bureaucratic hurdles
Industry experts at the Lanka Property Show 2025 have expressed confidence in Sri Lanka’s real estate sector, highlighting its potential for growth despite recent...
News Room : Sri Lanka risks losing US$1.23 billion in EU exports if GSP+ is revoked
Sri Lanka could lose up to US$1.23 billion if it loses its Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP+) and (GSP+) trade benefits with the European...
News Room : Singer wins SLIM Kantar People’s award for best brand – The Island
Sri Lanka has fallen to 133rd place in the 2025 World Happiness Report, dropping five positions from its 128th ranking in 2024. The report...
News Room : Local Government Elections Set for 6 May, Nomination Period Ends
The Election Commission has announced that Sri Lanka’s Local Government (LG) Elections will be held on 6 May. The acceptance of nominations concluded today (20)...
News Room : Court Rejects Keheliya Rambukwella’s Request to Unfreeze Parliament Branch Bank Account
The Colombo High Court has rejected a request by attorneys representing former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella to lift the freeze on his bank account in...
News Room : We only wish each other the best” – Hirunika’s post on her marriage
Former MP Hirunika Premachandra has written on Facebook that she and her husband Hiran have decided to separate from their marriage with mutual respect...
News Room : Digitalization can eliminate financial corruption: CSSL
With the country rapidly digitizing, all corruption related to financial management can be eliminated through digital procedures, said Computer Society of Sri Lanka (CSSL)...
News Room : Malaysia green-lights new MH370 search in Indian Ocean
The Malaysian cabinet has approved a fresh search for the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, more than a decade after the aircraft vanished. The...
News Room : Health professionals’ strikes are unacceptable despite the largest salary increase given by a government as at date – President – The Island
Opposition MP Ravi Karunanayake raised concerns in Parliament on Tuesday (18) about the potential impact of US President Donald Trump’s trade policies on Sri...