The Mahaweli Authority has planned to cultivate a thousand acres of Mung beans. The Mahaweli Authority says that people who are cultivating one acre of Munge beans will be given Rs.18,000/- per person to purchase seeds. The World Food and Agriculture Organization is preparing will provide aid to improve the agriculture industry. [7/5/2022] …
The 14th death in connection with fuel queues was reported today in Borella, ​​Colombo. A 60-year-old man who was waiting in a queue to obtain fuel from an LIOC filling station in Borella, and was found dead in his car. According to others who were present at the fuel queue, the deceased had [7/5/2022] …
Opposition Parliamentarian Dr. Harsha de Silva says that it is not possible to restructure the country’s debts by August, despite the Prime Minister’s assurances. The Samagi Jana Balawegaya MP, citing the Prime Minister’s speech with regard to the IMF debt restructuring, stated that although Prime Minister himself said that if the plan [7/5/2022] …
The Sri Lanka Navy conducted a special operation to chase away Indian trawlers poaching in northern waters of the island in the evening of 04th July 2022. Accordingly, the operation led to the seizure of an Indian trawler with 05 Indian fishermen poaching in Sri Lankan waters off the Analaitivu Island. The Navy [7/5/2022] …
Secretary of Defence, retired Major General Kamal Gunaratne appeared before the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka today (05). The Defence Secretary appeared before the HRCSL to provide a statement regarding the recent incident in which an Army Lieutenant Colonel assaulted a civilian at a filling station. The Defense Secretary appeared before the commission at [7/5/2022] …
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today (05) challenged NPP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake to take up the position of the Prime Minister if he can present a better and a viable plan for the current economic crisis. Several Opposition MPs engaged in a protest today (05), by chanting slogans against the President, which [7/5/2022] …
The Ministry of Public Security says that the members of the armed forces who are deployed in the vicinity of filling stations may have to be removed from those duties. The Ministry stated that the Tri-forces members may have to be removed on requests received by various parties seeking to remove them [7/5/2022] …
The outgoing Ambassador of Sultanate of Oman to Sri Lanka, Juma Hamdan Hassan AlMalik Alshehhi called on the Speaker, Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena yesterday (04). The Omani Ambassador stated that he would support the strengthening of bilateral relations between the two countries in fuel, gas and investment opportunities. Moreover, the need to strengthen relations between the [7/5/2022] …
Members of the Opposition at the Parliament took steps today (05) to express their disappointment with the President, while the President was on visit to the Parliament. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe also took steps to brief the Parliament on the current status of the International Monetary Fund’s assistance program. Following the Opposition [7/5/2022] …
A Cabinet sub-committee on the cost of living has been appointed under the Chairmanship of the President. The relevant Committee, chaired by the President, includes 7 other members. The committee has been empowered with taking necessary policy decisions and solutions to maintain the cost of living. [7/5/2022] …
