Sri Lanka’s economy grew by 5 per cent in 2025 as the country continued its recovery from the 2022 economic crisis, but its investment climate remains challenging, with foreign investors reporting policy
Navy’s efforts to eradicate Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) from North central and North western Provinces Sri Lanka Navy is famous for their improvisations and innovations during internal conflict against LTTE terrorists out
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Al Jazeera last week released, after some delay, an interview with former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, conducted in London some weeks ago. It is now on You Tube and is bound to go
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by Our Correspondent in New Delhi The Global Terrorism Index 2025 exposes a troubling yet familiar pattern in South Asia: terrorism is not merely a security challenge but a tool of manipulation,
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Introduction In recognition of International Women’s Day on 8th march this year, Sri Lanka has taken positive steps in recognizing International Women’s Day on March 8, where the Ministry of Women and
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NDB Bank is excited to introduce ‘NDB Pixel,’ an innovative digital banking solution designed specifically for Sri Lankan teenagers aged 13 to 18. This initiative marks a significant step toward fostering a
More I’ve watched Mehdi Hasan before—he is always aggressive and combative. But even by his usual standards, his interview with Ranil Wickremesinghe (RW) was deeply premeditated. This wasn’t about getting answers. It wasn’t
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by Our Correspondent in London Al Jazeera’s Head to Head is marketed as a show where tough questions are asked, and the powerful are held accountable. But in the case of Mehdi
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Holy incompetence, Batman! In a plot twist that would make the Joker chuckle, Sri Lanka’s brave men in khaki are now requesting the public’s help to locate their very own boss—former Inspector
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo This is the second part of our interview ( Click here to read the first part) with Jayantha Gnanakone, a determined and outspoken advocate for Tamil rights,
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Lo and behold, dear denizens of this land of milkless tea and honey-less bread, we are witness to an act of such unparalleled virtue that even the
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In a scathing attack on the current administration, former lawmaker and leader of the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya, Attorney-at-Law Udaya Gammanpila, has alleged that Sri Lanka’s intelligence agencies are being politically manipulated and
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The Sri Lankan foreign exchange market has selected Bloomberg’s BMatch solution to enhance interbank trading of the US Dollar against the Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR). The BMatch platform, part of Bloomberg’s FXGO,
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Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman scholar and statesman, said “A budget should be balance, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled
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The Committee stage of Budget 2025 began in the House on Thursday with cartloads of mud – if mud it really was – thrown at past leaders of this country by the
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by Our Correspondent in Washington DC India has launched a diplomatic initiative to promote former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe for a top United Nations post, preferably the Presidency of the UN
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