President orders action to avert total blackout President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has ordered immediate steps to be taken to avert a total blackout in the country. The President has informed the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) and the general…
MINISTER GIVES GREEN LIGHT TO IMPORT 38500 METRIC TONS OF POTASSIUM CHLORIDE( KCL) FERTILIZER FOR PADDY CULTIVATION FOR YALA 2022
Approval to import 38,500 metric tons of KCI to import Cabinet approval has been granted to import 38,500 metric tons of potassium chloride (KCl) fertilizer required for paddy cultivation in the Yala season 2022. Following the international competitive bidding process,…
RUSSIAN ROUBLE SLUMPS BY 30% AGAINST USD
Rouble slumps by 30% against USD The rouble has slumped by 30% against the US dollar, after Western nations announced new sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. The new record low for the Russian currency comes after some…
BASIL AQUITTED IN MISAPPROPRIATION OF PUBLIC FUNDS CASE
Basil acquitted and released Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa was acquitted and released on Monday (28) from a case on charges of misappropriating public funds. The case was filed at the Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court.
MP’S QUARTERS IN MADIWELA SUPPLIED WITH UNINTERUPPTED POWER
No power cuts for MPs homes The power cuts that is currently said to be imposed island-wide does not apply to the Madiwela MP quarters, it is reported. There has been a lot of talk on social media about this…
GOVERNMENT ENGAGED IN A FRAUDULENT PROCESS IN IMPORTING ROLLS ROYCE AND LAMBORGHINI
Government hatching plan to import Rolls Royce, Lamborghini Former JVP MP Wasantha Samarasinghe has accused the government of engaging in a fraudulent process to bring luxury Rolls Royce and Lamborghini vehicles to the country. He pointed out that the government…
HARIN AND MANUSHA TO GENEVA TO FIND JUSTICE TO RANJAN
Harin, Manusha to leave for Geneva to take up Ranjan’s case Two Samagi Jana Balawegaya MPs Harin Fernando and Manusha Nanayakkara are to leave for Geneva on Monday February 28, 2022 to take up the case of Former MP…
TORCH INCIDENT IN PARLIAMENT COMPLAINED TO IGP
Speaker complains to IGP over torch incident in Parliament! Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena stated in Parliament today (25) that he would lodge a complaint with the IGP regarding the incident where a group of Samagi Jana Balawegaya members had threatening…
SRI LANKAN GOVERNMENT DEEPLY CONCERNED OVER THE ESCALATION OF VIOLENCE IN UKRAINE
SL concerned over recent escalation of violence in Ukraine The Sri Lanka Government is deeply concerned over the recent escalation of violence in Ukraine, the Foreign Ministry said. The government urged all parties concerned to exercise maximum restraint and work…
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