11 Political Parties affiliated with the government say if they are not given an opportunity to discuss matters surrounding the controversial LNG deal with the executive, they will be compelled to take their case to the people. 11 government parties made a written request to the President to provide an opportunity to [10/23/2021] …
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says he is not focused on the votes but on doing the right thing for the people. The President also added that he is ready to take bold decisions for what’s right and focus only on the needs of the people. He made these remarks while inspecting the Organic [10/23/2021] …
The Ceylon Fertilizer Company has secured a court order suspending the payments to the Chinese company that shipped organic fertilizer to Sri Lanka. The Ceylon Fertilizer Company obtained an order from the Commercial High Court in Colombo, against Qingdao Seawin Biotech Group Co., Ltd., the local agent and the State Bank. According [10/23/2021] …
(News 1st); The United Nations says that it fears a greater human rights catastrophe in Myanmar amid reports of thousands of troops massing in the north of the Southeast Asian country which has been in chaos since a February coup. UN Special Rapporteur on Myanmar Tom Andrews, who was presenting the findings of an annual human [10/23/2021] …
A tense situation arose between authorities and farmers in Sultanagoda, Matara during an awareness program on nano nitrogen liquid fertilizer. The farmers pointed out that the paddy cultivations across thousands of acres have been affected due to the fertilizer problem. The tense situation arose when an official of the Southern Province Department of Agriculture [10/23/2021] …
Samagi Jana Balawegaya MP Rohana Bandara commenting on the shortage of fertilizer said even before commencing the use of nano nitrogen fertilizer, destruction has struck the agriculture sector. When Nano Nitrogen is applied, the results are like a bomb explosion. We can clearly see the results now. The harvest will not increase when [10/23/2021] …
The Petroleum Electricity Alliance against the sale of national resources met the Archbishop of Colombo, His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith yesterday (22). The alliance has taken steps to create awareness about the sale of National resources by the Government at the meeting held at the Archbishop’s official residence in Borella yesterday (22). Ranjan Jayalal, [10/23/2021] …
About 50 prisoners staged a riot at the Welikada Prison, said Prisons Spokesperson Chandana Ekanayake. Speaking to News 1st, the Prisons Spokesperson said that prisoners have been protesting for a month demanding their sentences be commuted. These actions escalated after prisoners decided to get to the roof of a prison building and [10/23/2021] …
(News 1st); Russian and Chinese warships held their first joint patrols in the Western part of the Pacific ocean on October 17-23, Russia’s defense ministry said in a statement on Saturday. Moscow and Beijing, which staged naval cooperation drills in the Sea of Japan earlier in October, have cultivated closer military and diplomatic ties in [10/23/2021] …
The renovated ‘Eighty Club’ (80 Club) at Independence Avenue, Colombo 07 was declared open by the Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, recently (21). The Prime Minister illuminated the premises and unveiled the plaque symbolizing the official opening. ‘Eighty Club’ (80 Club) was named after the Room 80 at the Queen’s Hotel, Kandy where [10/23/2021] …
