On November 17, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced its new $19 million, 5-year Sri Lanka Energy Programme.

Estate workers in the Colombo district have launched a protest campaign after a female worker is said to have been physically assaulted by an estate manager.

Former Chief Executive Officer of the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) organisation Dilantha Withanage has initiated a new political campaign titled as the ‘One Country, One Nation, One Law Public Commission’. Joining him in this venture are several founding members of the BBS as well as a group of former members.

From the 23rd to the 26th of November 2021, family and friends of the late Mangala Samaraweera will come together to mark the passage of three months since his untimely passing, in a series of private and public occasions for reflection.

Sri Lanka is currently facing an unprecedented set of economic challenges: a large and increasing public debt, rising fiscal and current account deficits, foreign exchange shortages and declining investor confidence.

Leader of the United National Party (UNP) Ranil Wickremesinghe has called on the government for transparency and to make a full disclosure about the controversial agreement with US based New Fortress Energy.

The General Secretary of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Ranjith Maddumabandara has said that the protest planned by the party will go ahead as planned tomorrow (16).

The United National Party (UNP) following a lengthy period of silence has once again taken to the streets to protest against the government and its policies.

Echoing longstanding fears of Tamil grassroots activists and politicians, the Catholic leadership in Sri Lanka’s north and east has raised the alarm over endless state sponsored efforts to alter the ethnic makeup of the war-torn region.

Veteran artiste Lakshman Wijesekara has passed away today (12).