Documentary on Sri Lanka to receive two awards in India
The Pulitzer Center-supported documentary Democracy in Debt: Sri Lanka Beyond the Headlines will receive two awards — Best Social Film and Best Screenplay — at the Second Jalgaon International Film Festival in India. The film, shot in Sri Lanka following…
Sri Lanka-Born Professor behind Promising ‘Universal’ Respiratory Vaccine
Sri Lanka-born immunologist Prof. Bali Pulendran is leading groundbreaking research at Stanford Medicine into what scientists describe as the closest step yet toward a universal respiratory vaccine. Pulendran, a professor of microbiology and immunology at Stanford University, is the senior…
CEA orders to suspend Construction of Jaffna Cricket Stadium
Construction work on the first international cricket stadium to be built in Northern Sri Lanka has been temporarily halted due to the absence of an approved environmental impact assessment. The project in Mandaitivu, Jaffna, was launched last year with the…
If Sri Lanka playing Semifinal : New ICC decision
Sri Lanka could play a T20 World Cup semi-final at home in Colombo if they qualify for the last four and Pakistan fail to advance, according to a report by ESPNcricinfo. In what appears to be a tweak to the…
Customs trade union alliance threatens TU action over promotion delay
The Customs Trade Union Alliance — including the Customs Staff Officers’ Association, the Senior Customs Superintendents Association, and the Customs Officers Association — has warned it will take trade union action if delayed promotions and salary issues are not resolved…
MAS Reshuffle: What Happens to 2,200 Methliya Employees?
MAS Holdings has announced plans to cease garment manufacturing operations at its Methliya plant in Thulhiriya and repurpose the facility to expand fabric manufacturing capacity, citing a prolonged contraction in global apparel demand. In a communication to employees on February…
Minister Handunneththi Undertakes Observation Visit to Thailand’s ICA GemLab
Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Sunil Handunneththi conducted observation visit to the ICA GemLab in Bangkok on Sunday (22), to study international standards for gemstone certification. Accompanied by Dr. S.P. Chaminda, Chairman of the National Gem and Jewellery Authority,…
Defence Secretary inspects Neville Fernando Hospital
Secretary to the Ministry of Defence Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) conducted an inspection visit to Dr. Neville Fernando Teaching Hospital (NFTH) in Malabe, following a recent Cabinet decision to transfer its management to the Sri Lanka Air Force…
National inflation dips to 2.4% in January
The overall inflation rate, measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI), declined to 2.4% in January 2026 from 2.9% in December 2025, according to the Department of Census and Statistics. Food inflation eased to 3.4% in January from 4.4%…
Watch: elephant attacks backhoe after being rescued from well
In Bisopura, Medirigiriya, a joint rescue effort by villagers and wildlife officers successfully freed a wild elephant trapped in a cultivation well, though the operation turned violent when the agitated animal attacked the backhoe loader upon reaching the surface. The…