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Only sanity will help Sri Lanka in balancing ties with India and China

Sri Lanka, Oct. 10 -- The new government is a new phenomenon in a novel social, economic context. The economic crisis that the country grappled with in 2022 conditioned the mindsets of people to look ... Read More


Election Commission suspends unlawful appointment of SLPA Managing Director

Colombo, Oct. 5 -- The Election Commission has halted the unlawful appointment of a new Managing Director to the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) by the new government. Despite the current Managing D... Read More


Numerous MPs to quit politics

Sri Lanka, Oct. 5 -- Numerous MPs who were in the currently dissolved Parliament have decided to opt out of politics without contesting the upcoming general election. Among them are former foreign af... Read More


New Govt. to review all connectivity-related projects with India

Srilanka, Oct. 1 -- The new government led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has decided to review all the connectivity projects with India along with the Adani power projects in the north before ... Read More


NPP Govt. abandons plan to privatize SriLankan Airlines

Srilanka, Sept. 30 -- The National People's Power (NPP) government led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is to abandon initial plans by the previous rule to sell off or divest the cash-strapped Sr... Read More


Planned cuts to former presidents' perks face legal hurdles

Srilanka, Sept. 28 -- The government has initiated action to review the benefits of former Presidents to be pruned according to a criterion since some curtailments require legal amendments to be enact... Read More