President calls for urgent plan to fast-track university degree completion
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met with the Federation of University Teachers’ Associations (FUTA) this morning (20) at the Presidential Secretariat to discuss key issues affecting Sri Lanka’s higher education sector. During the meeting, FUTA representatives raised concerns over delays in…
Excise officers protest claim that a third of staff are corrupt
The Unity of Excise Trade Unions has strongly protested a statement made by Excise Commissioner General M.B.N.A. Pemaratne during a trade union meeting held on October 17. In its statement, the union questioned how the Commissioner General could claim that…
Government to raise job quota for persons with disabilities to 4%
The government plans to increase the existing 3% job quota for persons with disabilities in the state sector to 4%, Deputy Labour Minister Mahinda Jayasinghe announced yesterday (19). He made these remarks while attending an awards ceremony held in Colombo…
Sri Lankan delegation attends 151st Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly in Geneva
The 151st Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) is being held in Geneva, Switzerland, from October 19 to 23, 2025, under the theme “Safeguarding Humanitarian Norms and Supporting Humanitarian Action in Times of Crisis.” Deputy Minister of Public Security Sunil…
BOI details USD 827 million in foreign capital inflows, up 138% year-on-year
The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI) announced today that Foreign Direct Investment inflows including foreign commercial loans for investments to BOI-approved enterprises have reached USD 827 million during the period January to September 2025, marking a remarkable 138…
New Leadership takes helm at All Ceylon Hajj Tour Operators Association
The All Ceylon Hajj Tour Operators Association (ACHTOA), the national body representing 28 licensed Hajj tour operators, elected its new Executive Committee for 2025/2026 at the Annual General Meeting held on Monday at the Mandarina Hotel, Colombo 03. Authorized on…
Orionid meteor shower to light up the skies tonight
The Orionid meteor shower, caused by debris from Halley’s Comet, will be visible in Sri Lanka tonight (Oct. 20) and into the early hours of tomorrow. This annual event peaks around the third week of October, with the 2025 peak…
Amazon Web Services outage disrupts major websites worldwide
A major outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Monday disrupted access to dozens of websites and applications across multiple countries, affecting millions of users and businesses that rely on Amazon’s cloud infrastructure. The disruption began early Monday in AWS’s…
All 159 NPP MPs will be in jail by 2029 – Gammanpila warns
Pivithuru Hela Urumaya leader and Attorney Udaya Gammanpila today criticised the government’s handling of MP allowances, saying that public funds provided for official purposes cannot legally be donated to political party funds. Responding to MP Dayasiri Jayasekara’s proposal to ban…
Linking Namal to Sewwandi : SLPP goes to CID
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) members have lodged a complaint with the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), alleging an organized campaign of false propaganda aimed at discrediting the party and its leadership, including MP Namal Rajapaksa. SLPP National List MP Pasan…