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CEB employees granted 25% salary increase amid restructuring

Sri Lanka, March 8 -- All employees of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) have been granted a 25 percent salary increase as part of the transition to the newly established successor companies under th... Read More


Western Province schoolchildren rally for a future without road accidents

Sri Lanka, March 8 -- Hundreds of schoolchildren from across the Western Province gathered in Colombo yesterday to promote road safety through art at a special competition aimed at creating awareness ... Read More


CTU demands immediate circular to halt school fund collections

SriLanka, Feb. 22 -- The Ceylon Teachers' Union (CTU) has alleged that schools continue to collect money from parents despite the Education Ministry's recent statement that fund collection is not perm... Read More


Namal visits London Buddhist Vihara amid UK protests

SriLanka, Feb. 22 -- SLPP MP Namal Rajapaksa began his United Kingdom visit by paying homage at the London Buddhist Vihara, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. During the visit, he r... Read More


CEB seeks 13.56% tariff hike, PUCSL opens public consultation

Sri Lanka, Feb. 21 -- The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has proposed a 13.56% increase in electricity tariffs for the second quarter of 2026, prompting the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (P... Read More


Namal welcomes Fonseka's statement on Mahinda Rajapaksa

Sri Lanka, Feb. 21 -- Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organizer and Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa said that it is a positive development that Sarath Fonseka has publicly said that former... Read More


Red alert declared: Evacuation orders issued for four districts

Sri Lanka, Feb. 21 -- The Disaster Management Center (DMC) has initiated the evacuation of residents to safe centers following a red notice issued by the National Building Research Organization (NBRO)... Read More


Teachers and youth betrayed after election promises: Namal

Sri Lanka, Feb. 1 -- Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa has accused the government of betraying young people and teachers who supported it during the period when it was in oppositio... Read More


Education reforms should suit the country, not the JVP: Namal

Sri Lanka, Jan. 11 -- Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa said that if the President believes education reforms compatible with the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) are also compatibl... Read More


Sri Lanka records highest ever emigrant remittances in 2025

Sri Lanka, Jan. 10 -- The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) announced that the country received a record-high amount of emigrant remittances in 2025, the highest in the 40-year history of... Read More