Confidence in government strong and steady 

February 24, 2025 – March 2, 2025 | Vol.15, #09 Issue: Over the past three weeks, the Sinhala media focused on several issues including, but not limited to, the following: On February 9, Sri Lanka experienced an island-wide electricity disruption.[1][2] The Minister of Energy Kumara Jayakody stated that a monkey had come into contact with the power grid and caused an imbalance in the system.[3][4] On February 18, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) released a statement identifying the cause of the power outage as high…