Director General of Agriculture WMW Weerakoon states that the government decided to suspend the import of organic fertilizer due to the risk of microbial … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2021
1 dead, 10 injured & 99 missing when Miami apartment building collapsed
At least one person was killed, 10 injured and a staggering 99 people are still missing in the aftermath of a 12-story apartment building that collapsed early … [Read more...]
Joint Military Exercise at Trincomalee Harbour
The US, Japanese and Sri Lankan navies are currently conducting a joint military exercise inside and off the coast of Trincomalee. Sri Lanka Navy, United States … [Read more...]
A village agitates demanding vaccine
People in the western part of Athikehelgalla in Weliweriya have staged an agitation demanding a vaccine. They say their village, which is at high risk of … [Read more...]
Basil to Parliament – a professor to be snuffed out?
Basil Rajapaksa, the Sri Lanka People's Front founder, who returned to the island yesterday (24th) morning after spending more than a month in the United … [Read more...]
Prisoners sentenced to death on hunger strike
Seventy prisoners sentenced to death at Mahara Prison have gone on a hunger strike. Prison media spokesman Prisons Commissioner Chandana Ekanayake stated … [Read more...]
Government should stop maintaining covid but implement programme to end it – Lal Kantha
The government has failed in all aspects of suppressing the corona. Now it is using the corona to fulfil the government's political interests, says KD Lal … [Read more...]
Govt. endangers pregnant mothers
It is learned that although about 100,000 pregnant mothers in the country have to be vaccinated against covid, the vaccination programme for such mothers has … [Read more...]
President’s lie about covid Fund exposed
The statement issued by the Presidential Media Unit that Rs. 19.4 million has been spent on the purchase of 10 ambulances using the covid fund under the … [Read more...]
Government preparing to jump into debt of one billion rupees
The Parliamentary Committee on Public Finance has approved to increase the maximum credit limit on Treasury Bills from Rs. 2000000 million to Rs. 3000000 … [Read more...]
Stop playacting, bring down price of fuel immediately!
JVP held agitations in many towns in the country today (22nd) demanding the government to bring down the prices of essential commodities and protesting against … [Read more...]
Anura questions gas fraud that torments people
The government has allowed the price of goods to rise freely, and the government was in a difficult situation when JVP leader Anura Dissanayake questioned in … [Read more...]
Police drag away ‘Coffin of free education’
A protest organized by the Inter-University Students Federation (IUSF) at the Fort Railway Station today (21) demanding the government to tear up the Kotelawala … [Read more...]
Cabinet approves import of 100,000 metric tons of rice
The Cabinet has proposed to import 100,000 metric tons of rice to prevent an abnormal rise in the price of rice in the local market. The proposal made by … [Read more...]
If Wimal could be stripped, why not Chamal? – Vasu
If the Phosphate Company is to remain under the Ministry of Agriculture, the Department of Irrigation should be under the Ministry of Agriculture in the same … [Read more...]
Despite travel restrictions, government brings in ordinances to destroy free education – Vijitha Herath
Information secretary of the JVP Vijitha Herath says that the Gotabhaya Rajapaksa-led government that came to power claiming that it will not sell national … [Read more...]
Toxic chemical layer around sunken ship – Marine biologist Ranil Nanayakkara
Environmental and marine biologist Ranil Nanayakkara says that toxic chemical layers were found around the containers of the MV Express Pearl, the container … [Read more...]
Covid causes another serious illness in children
Pediatricians report that a disease called Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome is spreading among children. It is said to affect the heart, kidneys, brain, lungs, … [Read more...]
Government has no target to subdue covid – NIO
The National Organization of Intellectuals states that the government has no target or programme to control the covid epidemic despite spreading throughout the … [Read more...]