CDA chairman resigns Chairman of the Coconut Development Authority (CDA) Keerthi Sri Weerasinghe has resigned from his post, reports say. A few days back, President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa had decided to appoint a committee of three senior cabinet ministers to investigate…
TAMIL NADU TEAM TO ARRIVE IN SRI LANKA FOR INDIAN FISHING BOATS AUCTIONING
Indian fishing boat auctioning : TN team to arrive in SL The Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka has issued a statement regarding media queries on the recent auctioning of Indian fishing boats seized while in Sri Lankan waters. “High…
NARENDRA MODI URGED BY TAMIL NADU CHIEF MINISTER TO INTERVENE TO STOP AUCTIONING OF 135 INDIAN FISHING BOATS SEIZED BY SL NAVY
Tamil Nadu CM urges Modi to stop auctioning of Indian fishermen’s boats Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s urgent intervention to stop the proposed auction of over 100 boats belonging to Tamil Nadu fishermen by…
FOREIGN CURRENCY RESERVES IN SRI LANKA FALL FURTHER-CBSL REPORTS REVEAL
Sri Lanka’s foreign currency reserves fall further : Latest CBSL data released Sri Lanka’s foreign currency reserves have fallen over 24% to 2.36 billion US$ by end of January, Central Bank data shows. “2.36 billion US$ includes the 10 billion…
GAMMANPILA –KETAGODA IN VERBAL CLASH AT TEMPLE TREES
Gammanpila – Ketagoda clash! Several SLPP members including Minister of Energy – Udaya Gammanpila and MP Jayantha Ketagoda have reportedly clashed during a meeting of the government MP group held at Temple Trees today (07). The clash had begun after…
STATE INTENDS ON BORROWINGS TO CELEBRATE NEW YEAR WITH ESSENTIAL GOODS FOR SIX MONTHS
Government prepares to celebrate Avurudu with loans Sri Lanka is seeking two loan facilities to purchase essential goods for the upcoming Avurudhu season and the next few months; USD 1 Bn from India and USD 200 Mn from Australia. Minister…
TWELVE THOUSAND PENSIONERS DEPRIVED OF PENSION GRATUITY OWIN TO RETIREMENT OF PUBLIC SERVANTS AMOUNT EXCEEDS RS 133 BILLION
Over 133 billion held depriving 12,000 pensioners their payments! The Ministry of Public Services, Local Government and Provincial Councils has informed the Cabinet that 12,843 retirees have been severely affected by the non-payment of pension gratuity due on the retirement…
EIGHT CONTAINERS WITH WHITE PRINTING PAPER IMPORTED BY THE GOVT PRINTING DEPT STUCK IN PORT FOR WANT OF DOLLARS
Eight containers of white printing papers imported by the Department of Government Printing have been stuck at the Colombo port due to the dearth of US dollars required to release them. It is said that this has largely hampered work…
AMBITIOUS AGRICULTURE DRIVE TO PROMOTE AND ENHANCE RURAL AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES
SRI LANKA EMBARKS ON AN AMBITIOUS DRIVE TO PROMOTE RURAL INDUSTRIES Sri Lanka has embarked on an ambitious promotion drive of several traditional and rural industry projects that were launched last year, finance ministry sources said. The ministry has allocated…
LEGAL ACTION BY CHAIRMAN OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF SRI LANKA FOR POWER OUTAGES
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has not requested permission for scheduled power cuts today, the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) announced. Chairman of the PUCSL Janaka Ratnayake said if any disruptions occur then action will be taken as…
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