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President informed in writing
04/11/2021

President informed in writing

The Students’ Union of the University of Colombo has stated that they are protesting against the appointment of Ven. Murutthettuwe Ananda Thera as the new Chancellor of the University. The union has stated this in a letter to President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa. Ananda Thera, the head of the nurses’ u...

Open Season?
04/11/2021

Open Season?

The government has removed the retail price cap on several essential commodities through a recent gazette notification. As such, the retail prices of dhal, sugar, sprats, green gram, potatoes, big onions, canned fish, chickpeas, wheat flour, full cream milk powder, dried fish, coconut, chicken, and....

Writ rejected
03/11/2021

Writ rejected

The Appeal Court has rejected the writ application which was filed challenging the appointment of Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal. Former Governor of the Southern Province of Sri Lanka Keerthi Thennakoon filed the Writ of Mandamus, Prohibition and Certiorari in the Cou...

Why can't we east manioc? questions Chamal
03/11/2021

Why can't we east manioc? questions Chamal

Responding to questions by the media as to the shortage of rice and the cost of dry rations being increased, Minister of Irrigation Chamal Rajapaksa said that if there is a price increase in rice, the alternate would be to eat green gram or manioc. He made this statement while speaking to media yest...

On your way home...
03/11/2021

On your way home...

Businessman Thirukumar Nadesan, husband of former Minister Nirupama Rajapaksa who was named in the recently leaked Pandora Papers has entered the top 20 shareholders list of Sri Cargills (Ceylon) PLC. According to the interim financial statements of Cargills, Nadesan, as at September 30,2021, held n...

Non-resistant to Pfizer and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines
01/11/2021

Non-resistant to Pfizer and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines

Sri Lanka is on alert over a new coronavirus variant named A.30, which can evade Pfizer and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, State Minister Channa Jayasumana said over the weekend.  He told reporters that the new variant had been identified as highly efficient in escaping vaccine-induced antibodies. ...

Commission time?
01/11/2021

Commission time?

Experts assessing the environmental damage caused by the X Press Pearl wreck claim that a lack of resources and transparency are delaying their assessments. “We don’t have an exact idea of what is in the cargo,” said expert team member Dr. Meththika Vithanage, Senior Lecturer at the University...

Gammanpila bids goodbye?
01/11/2021

Gammanpila bids goodbye?

State Minister of Samurdhi, Household Economy, Micro Finance, Self-Employment and Business Development Shehan Semasinghe yesterday said that he was disappointed at some statements made by Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila, at a media conference on Friday (29) against the LNG deal. The State Minister....

Who said so then?
01/11/2021

Who said so then?

Minister of Finance Basil Rajapaksa says that he in his capacity as Sri Lanka’s Minister of Finance has not been notified regarding the blacklisting of the People’s Bank. Sri Lanka’s People’s Bank had honored an order issued by the Commercial High Court preventing them from processing the pa...

ONE COUNTRY-ONE LAW
01/11/2021

ONE COUNTRY-ONE LAW

President’s Counsel Ali Sabry, the only Muslim among the Cabinet ministers, is likely to quit the justice portfolio over the recent appointment of Ven. Galagodaatte Gnanasara Thera as the head of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) to make recommendations in respect of ‘One Country, One Law’ con...

Awaiting justice....
30/10/2021

Awaiting justice....

Earnest attempts are being made at denying justice to the depositors of the F&G Group of companies (F&G Real Estate Co. Ltd. and F&G Property Developers Pvt. Ltd.) subsequent to 13 long years following the debacle of Ceylinco. Nearly 4,700 depositors who had invested their hard-earned cash with the....

All hail China?
26/10/2021

All hail China?

State Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa says that Sri Lanka has agreed to re-test the rejected Chinese Organic Fertilizer by directing samples to an institution that can be accepted by both Sri Lanka and China. “The Chinese have said that the tests carried out in Sri Lanka cannot be accepted because ...

BOI confirms initial discussions
26/10/2021

BOI confirms initial discussions

A private-sector project to construct a formula one racing track in Hambantota is under discussion with some international investors having shown interest, with Sri Lanka’s Board of Investments (BOI) confirming discussions are currently underway for the development of a track. The project has alre...

employees protest demanding salaries
26/10/2021

employees protest demanding salaries

Employees attached to the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation yesterday encircled the SLRC Chairman’s office demanding the immediate disbursal of their salaries which are overdue. Incidentally Reginald Cooray a former Minister & Governor serves as the Chairman of the SLRC under whose administration t...

's saga resurfaces amidst
26/10/2021

's saga resurfaces amidst

The government’s decision to import tax-free vehicles including several SUVs to be utilized by Ministers & MPs has resurfaced following a brief hiatus. The matter was taken up for discussion during a Parliamentary group meeting of the government headed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday (25...

ONE COUNTRY-ONE LAW!
26/10/2021

ONE COUNTRY-ONE LAW!

Senior DIG Ranmal Kodithuwakku has been captured on video whilst assaulting a civilian, whilst supposedly under the influence of alcohol while on active duty clad in his uniform. The offense committed by the civilian however remains unclear, as is the location of the incident. According to the victi...

ROYAL RUMBLE!
25/10/2021

ROYAL RUMBLE!

Mahinda Ileperuma, the Editor-in-chief of Sathi Aga Aruna newspaper has reportedly been summoned to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), following a news item published on a headline translated as “Rs. 290 million Remitted To A Private Account To Pay For Indian Fertiliser – President’s...

One country One Law!
25/10/2021

One country One Law!

Sri Lanka’s decaying law and order situation has been made all the more evident following a video that has been released to social media. Despite the government’s pledge to uphold law and order, a group of minors, in Arak Watta-Grandpass Colombo could be witnessed wielding makeshift weapons, int...

Track length 5.6 kms
25/10/2021

Track length 5.6 kms

Spanish and Japanese investors have had initial discussions to start a Formula One racing track in Hambantota, officials close to the government said. It will be a 5.6 km Grand Prix track on state land and the project will use local resources and expertise to develop the area, they said. The plan is...

President clarifies his role...
25/10/2021

President clarifies his role...

President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said he was not elected the President of the country to look into rice prices and dhal prices. “I have a greater duty to do for the nation,” Rajapaksa said while speaking to the press after observing an organic fertilizer manufacturing plant. Rajapaksa said he was f...

MP Over Rs 1T for 64 Days
25/10/2021

MP Over Rs 1T for 64 Days

Government of Sri Lanka’s (GoSL’s ) at least theoretical money printing borrowing costs (MPBCs) decreased by 0.54 per cent (Rs 326.28 million) to Rs 60,187.19 million on Friday, in tandem with GoSL’s face value (FVMP) debt falling by 0.50 per cent (Rs 8,636million) to Rs 1,734,314.04 million (...

Minister says 'no'...
22/10/2021

Minister says 'no'...

Sri Lanka’s Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila has assured that there is no plan to increase the prices of fuel in the country. Speaking to News 1st, the Minister also assured that there is no shortage of fuel in the country. However, despite Gammanpila’s assurances, Lanka IOC has increased its re...

Sri Lanka’s extraordinarily loose monetary policy!
22/10/2021

Sri Lanka’s extraordinarily loose monetary policy!

Sri Lanka’s nationwide inflation was up 5.5 per cent over 12-months, with food prices up 10 per cent data showed, amid unusual money printing and currency depreciation with a Federal Reserve commodity bubble adding to the woes of the poor. National Consumer Price Index rose 0.3 percent during the ...

Farming wisdom from Shipping Minister!
22/10/2021

Farming wisdom from Shipping Minister!

Minister of Ports and shipping Rohitha Abeygunawardhana speaking to the media today (22) said that a fertilizer that eliminates the hate should be given to the naysayers who oppose the government’s every move to provide the local farmer with fertilizer. Abeygunawardhana said that the government wa...

Still no justice?
22/10/2021

Still no justice?

Archbishop of Colombo, Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith demanded to know why the government did not hold an independent probe into the Easter Sunday carnage. Speaking at a special service at the St. Anthony’s Shrine in Kochchikade, the Cardinal said the government had come to power, promising immediate ac...

"Don't block, but regulate...' says Gen. Sec.
22/10/2021

"Don't block, but regulate...' says Gen. Sec.

General Secretary of the ruling Sri Lanka Podu Jana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Sagara Kariyawasam speaking in Parliament yesterday (21) said that it was high time that the government brought about laws to regulate information shared through social media. Kariyawasam said that social media was being used to....

Impunity at its finest!
21/10/2021

Impunity at its finest!

Retired High Court judge Kusala Sarojini Weerawardena on Tuesday (19) recorded former Prisons Minister Lohan Ratwatte’s statement as regards incidents involving him at the Welikada and Anuradhapura prisons, sources said. They said that the retired judge had asked for two months to prepare her repo...

Health Minister refutes news reports
21/10/2021

Health Minister refutes news reports

Chairman of the State Pharmaceutical Corporation (SPC) Dr Prasanna Gunasena and Managing Director Lalith Jayakody have resigned from their posts, government sources said. As reported by ‘Mawbima’, the sudden resignations of both the Chairman and the Managing Director have caused concerns especia...

Owner of land lodges complaint with police
21/10/2021

Owner of land lodges complaint with police

State minister – Sanath Nishantha and a group of his supporters have forcibly seized land from the Mahakumbuk-kadawala area. Lodging a complaint with the police, the rightful owner has said that the group had forcibly entered the 50-acre land and bulldozered it after chasing away the security guar...

Trail of funds and transactions linked to Fernandez
21/10/2021

Trail of funds and transactions linked to Fernandez

NEW DELHI, October 20: Sri Lanka-born Bollywood star Jacqueline Fernandez appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in New Delhi on Wednesday for questioning in connection with an over INR2-billion money laundering case filed against alleged conman Suresh Chandrashekar, officials said. The ac...

The man with the plan....
21/10/2021

The man with the plan....

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has planned to propose to the Government to import vehicles by paying taxes in US dollars. CBSL Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal explained how this would impact the country if the Government accepts this proposal. “As the CBSL, a responsibility that is vested with...

'Thank God' is produced by Bhushan Kumar
19/10/2021

'Thank God' is produced by Bhushan Kumar

After basking in the success of her song ‘Manike Mage Hithe’, Sri Lankan singer Yohani is all set to make her Bollywood debut with the film ‘Thank God’, which features none other than Ajay Devgn, Sidharth Malhotra and Rakul Preet Singh. As per a statement, Yohani will sing the Hindi version ...

Wimal - Basil clashes escalates
19/10/2021

Wimal - Basil clashes escalates

An exchange of blows has taken place between two members of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and the National Freedom Front (NFF) led by Wimal Weerawansa. NFF member – Nimal Piyathissa and SLPP member – Chamara Subashana de Silva had exchanged blows in this manner at a Kotmale Divisional D...

Attorney General certifies of no constitutional clash
19/10/2021

Attorney General certifies of no constitutional clash

The government approved the prohibition of cattle slaughter in order to increase the local dairy industry. The decision was announced at the weekly cabinet meeting at the Information Department today. Accordingly, approval of the cabinet was granted on September 28 and permitted to amend the laws an...

Govt. MP questions Govt.'s wisdom
19/10/2021

Govt. MP questions Govt.'s wisdom

SLPP MP Dilan Perera yesterday claimed that his government headed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa should have kept its sarong ready as a backup before the regime decided to take its pants off. The MP made this allegory with reference to the fertilizer issue which has led to protesting farmers. The M...

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