AI strategy key for local start-up competitiveness

Sri Lanka’s top tech industry veterans asserted the critical need for the start-ups to lead with artificial intelligence (AI) in their messaging, regardless of their business model, to stay competitive and align with the global and regional leaders in their respective fields.

World Kidney Day falls on March 13 Patients with CKD, complicated health conditions and concerns

In lieu of the World Kidney Day that falls on March 13, the National Institute Nephrology Dialysis and Transplantation launched a kidney health awareness campaign aimed towards the general public.

Approval of government at a high of 62% in February

The government’s approval rating rose sharply after the election, from 24% in July 2024 to 62% in February 2025, when the latest round of the Gallup style ‘Mood of the Nation’ poll was conducted by Verité Research.

Monthly national consumer prices slow to 0.9% 

Sri Lanka’s national monthly consumer prices slowed to 0.9 percent in January 2025 from the 1.1 percent increase in December 2024 on the back of increases in both food and non-food prices during January 2025.

Former Senior DIG sentenced to 4 years RI over Vidya murder

The Vavuniya High Court has sentenced former Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police (SDIG) Lalith Jayasinghe to four years of rigorous imprisonment for releasing a suspect in connection with the murder of schoolgirl S. Vidya in Punguduthivu in 2015.

Port of Colombo off to a shaky start in 2025

The Port of Colombo began 2025 on a shaky start as transshipment container volumes declined amidst persistent congestion, marking a contrast to the robust growth experienced in the first and latter parts of 2024.

Trump upends US policy on Ukraine

Donald Trump was right: Ukraine started the war. Again, Trump was right; if he had been in office, the Ukraine war would not have happened.

Gampaha Wickramarachchi University undergrads haven’t received practical training

Gampaha Siddhayurveda Medical College was established in 1929 by Ayurveda Chakravarthi Pandit G. P. Wickramarachchi Siddharyuveda as a centre for Ayurvedic education.

Unlocking Sri Lanka’s Credit Markets The Case for a National Asset Management Company

Sri Lanka’s banking sector faces a paradox: despite ample liquidity, with banks’ liquid assets nearly doubling to 35.25% of total assets, credit growth remains stagnant due to high levels of non-performing loans (NPLs).

Budget 2025 signals fiscal ambition but risks remain: Fitch

Sri Lanka’s Budget 2025 signals a strong push to boost fiscal revenues but risks to the country’s financial stability remain significant, Fitch Ratings warned.

2025 Budget brings tax tweaks but lacks scientific approach: Tax expert

Sri Lanka’s 2025 budget doesn’t introduce major tax changes but includes a few welcome adjustments. However, a tax expert points out that the budget still lacks a scientific approach, highlighting the need for a dedicated tax unit to advise the Finance Minister.

Rathugala adivasis struggle to preserve ‘bee honey harvesting’ amidst climate change

For Danigala Mahabandalage Suda Wannila Aththo, the incumbent leader of the Rathugala adivasi community, bee-honey harvesting is part of their traditional lifestyle. Rathugala is a scenic village in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka, located bordering the Gal Oya region in Ampara District. Following a prayer dedicated to Kalu Bandara deiyo, a local deity whom they believe is a guardian of the thick jungles they live in, Suda Wannila Aththo and hi

Manorani Anta; It was all there in that smile!

When I close my eyes I can picture Manorani. She wore jasmines in her hair, and classically Sri Lankan sarees, never Indian ones, those Nylex, floral print sarees that draped so gracefully on her tall frame. She always wore a powdered pottu. If she didn’t have time for the powder, she would smear it on with lipstick. She never carried a doctor’s bag, but she always had a stethoscope slung over her shoulder. She never kept alcohol in the house.

’’Richard Knew He Would Be Killed”

Today, February 18, 2025, marks the 35th year since the abduction and brutal killing of journalist, teacher, poet, playwright, actor and activist Richard de Zoysa.

Launch of a medical grade RO plant at Colombo National Hospital

A medical grade Reverse Osmosis (RO) plant for patients undergoing hemodialysis was recently launched at the Colombo National Hospital.

Budget 2025 aims to balance fiscal discipline and economic revival

Sri Lanka yesterday introduced a national budget aimed at balancing fiscal discipline with economic revival, while addressing the gap between the struggling households and long-term growth ambitions.

How urological issues can lead to CKD

Kidney stones are solid masses or crystals that form from substances (like minerals, acids and salts) in your kidneys

Akuru Hakuru in Horana (March 1) “My drama can take the audience from ecstasy to wisdom”-Sugath

Sugath Moragahakumbura’s drama ‘Akuru Hakuru’ has received many positive reviews in recent times.

Carrying sacred relic casket during Navam Perahera

The Colombo Gangaramaya Temple’s annual Navam Perahera paraded the streets on February 11 and 12.

No more daily power cuts as Norochcholai unit rejoins national grid

The Power Minister announced today that the daily power cuts will no longer be imposed from today (14 February) following the successful addition of a Norochcholai Power Plant unit to the national grid.

ADB reaffirms support for Sri Lanka with US$ 900mn planned for 2025 funding

Manila-based lender, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), has earmarked an indicative envelope of US$900 million for Sri Lanka’s development in 2025.

Arabs reject Trump’s plan; Gaza faces darkness at noon

President Donald Trump first thought he could bully and get whatever he wanted from Arab nations dependent on US economic largesse.

Are the Rohingya stateless?

The recent discourse surrounding the arrival of over 100 Rohingya refugees in Sri Lanka in December 2024 has been fraught with statements that they are victims of human trafficking, or they are illegal immigrants and hence are at risk of deportation.

Artificial Intelligence: Big claims and disturbing questions

YouTube is flooded now with videos made using artificial intelligence.There are music videos of world leaders singing or playing instruments, with other presidents and prime ministers in the audience.

On dilapidated roads do travel men with ambition

The government has approved the enhancement of rural roads in the Northern and Eastern Provinces.

SriLankan Airlines plans fleet expansion to 50 aircrafts in five years

SriLankan Airlines plans to double its fleet to 50 aircrafts within five years as Sri Lanka targets US $10 billion in annual tourism revenue by the end of the decade.

Life and death in the wild and Snares that kill

This time it really did feel like the end of an era. And what an inglorious end it was, a gruesome mockery of a powerful, stunningly beautiful leopard that had trodden the tea roads and forest paths of the southern Central Highlands for a decade or more.

‘No accident Nor an innocent mistake’:Ahimsa Seeks AG’s Removal Over handling of Lasantha’s Case”

Ahimsa Wickrematunge, daughter of the slain Editor in Chief of The Sunday Leader newspaper has requested Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya to impeach the Attorney General for gross abuse of power/gross neglect of duty in connection with the criminal proceedings on the assassination of her father Lasantha Wickrematunge.

MAULANA ALLEGES PILLAYAN TO BE INVOLVED IN EASTER CARNAGE - Defence source

As the investigations into the Easter Sunday attacks continue, high ranking defence officials probing the case have revealed to the Daily Mirror that travel bans on some former high ranking State Intelligence Service members has been imposed to prevent them from leaving the country.

Tomiya vs Neluma battle at Wilpattu Coincidental ‘cat’ and dog encounter produces surprise survivor

Footage of a dog escaping an encounter with the famous Nelumwila Big Male, fondly known as Neluma, one of the most iconic leopards at Wilpattu National Park went viral on social media.