Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Namal Karunaratne, says that necessary steps will be taken to provide full compensation of Rs. 100,000 per hectare to farmers whose crops were destroyed due to recent adverse weather conditions. MORE..
12 Dec 2024 (12:54 PM)
Sri Lanka Customs said that the private sector has imported 440 metric tonnes of rice from India since December 09, 2024. MORE..
12 Dec 2024 (6:29 PM)
Following tests on multiple samples, the fever which spread in the northern region of the island and claimed 7 lives, has been identified as Leptospirosis, also known as rat fever , the Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health confirmed. MORE..
12 Dec 2024 (1:04 PM)
The Colombo District Court today issued a restraining order preventing the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) from submitting their National List without including the name of Nizam Kariapper of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC). MORE..
12 Dec 2024 (1:21 PM)
Attorney-at-Law Manoj Gamage has claimed that the incumbent government has taken steps to significantly reduce the security detail of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa. MORE..
11 Dec 2024 (9:43 PM)
A donation of 55,000 metric tonnes of Muriate of Potash (MOP) fertilizer, also known as Bandi Pohora, has been handed over to the Government of Sri Lanka today (12) under the World Food Programme (WFP). MORE..
12 Dec 2024 (10:57 PM)