Who protects the vulnerable? Reframing role of Police in preventing gendered harassment in Sri Lanka

Women, children, and vulnerable families are not statistics waiting for a crisis to unfold   By Vidushi Aloka  In Sri Lanka, the word protection carries weight. It is a promise embedded in the mandate of State institutions, especially the Police. It is a …

Sri Lanka’s Exports Surge to USD 8.3 Billion in First Six Months of 2025

Author LBO Posted on July 28, 2025 | Commodity, Lead Story Export Performance, Jan-Jun 2023-2025 Sri Lanka's export sector demonstrated remarkable resilience and steady progress during the first six months of 2025, with total exports reaching US$ 8,337 …

10,000 Civil Security Officers to boost Sri Lanka’s anti-drug drive

Posted by Editor on July 28, 2025 - 8:33 am The Ministry of Public Security in Sri Lanka states that plans are underway to assign 10,000 Civil Security Officers to the Sri Lanka Police Service. This move is aimed at strengthening anti-drug operations …

Sri Lanka President’s Fund awards Rs. 36 Million to top A-Level students in Eastern Province

Posted by Editor on July 28, 2025 - 9:04 am The President’s Fund awarded a grant of Rs. 100,000 each to 360 A-Level students from Sri Lanka’s Eastern Province who excelled across all subject streams. The programme, aimed at recognising high-achievers at …

Sri Lanka President welcomed in Maldives with full honours

Posted by Editor on July 28, 2025 - 11:24 am Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake arrived in the Maldives this morning (July 28) for an official visit that will continue until July 30, 2025. Accordingly, President Dissanayake arrived at Velana …

Workers protest against Electricity Board restructuring in Sri Lanka

Around 16,000 Ceylon Electricity Board workers from the company’s 22,000-strong workforce took sick leave action on July 22 and held a one-day protest against the Sri Lankan government’s proposed Electricity (Amendment) Bill. Electricity workers protesting …

Painful lessons of 1987 and Indo-Lanka relations

This month marks 38 years since the signing of the Indo-Lanka Accord in July 1987—an agreement that remains one of the most consequential and controversial episodes in Sri Lanka’s post-independence history. For many Sri Lankans, the accord is a reminder …

Sri Lanka Supreme Court fines X-Press Feeders $1bn

Sri Lanka president in the Maldives to sign bilateral agreements

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s inflation target of 5 percent, which has been set by the central bank based on its own past performance could be revised in the future, Deputy Minister of Economic Development Anil Jayantha Fernando said. The central bank has set …

Green initiative to boost transparency in Sri Lankan apparel sector

Dubbed Improving Transparency for Sustainable Business (ITSB), the new initiative is a collaborative effort involving the GRI South Asia, the Sustainable Development Council (SDC) of Sri Lanka, the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB), and the Joint …