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Women wait near an empty fuel station hoping to buy kerosene oil for cooking in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 26, 2022. © 2022 AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena
Women wait near an empty fuel station hoping to buy kerosene oil for cooking in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 26, 2022. © 2022 AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena
With the 2023 World Cup preparations entering its final stages, hosts India have a lot of firming up to do and a problem of plenty at hand as they take on gutsy Sri Lanka in a three-match ODI series beginning Tuesday (10).
The United National Party (UNP) and the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) are scheduled to meet for talks today (10).
The Sri Lanka Freedom Party, Freedom People's Congress, Uththara Lanka Sabhagaya and several other political parties and groups have reached an agreement to contest the local government election under the 'helicopter' symbol, it is reported.
In a covert operation carried out by the Police Special Task Force (STF) last night (8), Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) in charge of Monaragala, Sisira Kumara Herath, was arrested along with 15 kgs of cannabis and equipement suspected to be used in treasure hunting activities.
The Conservator General of Forests K.M.A Bandara, in response to a query made on the instructions of President’s Secretary Saman Ekanayake, has stated that media reports implying that Sri Lanka’s forest cover has decreased to 16% are false, the President's Media Division (PMD) said.
The third round of negotiations between Sri Lanka and Thailand on the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) commenced today (9) in Colombo, with the participation of 26 official delegates from Thailand headed by Auramon Supthaweethum, Director General of the Department of Trade Negotiations, advancing the government’s agenda of expanding the market access for Sri Lankan exports.
Minister of Transport Bandula Gunawardane and High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay ceremonially launched track rehabilitation work at Medawachchiya yesterday (08) for upgradation of Railway Line including ancillary works from Maho to Omanthai (128Km).
Pointing out that the country's forest density which was 29% in 2019 has fallen to 16% today due to the decisions taken by the former administration, the National Movement for Social Justice (NMSJ) urged the Government to immediately address the serious environmental crisis that has emerged in Sri Lanka.
A project to provide nutritional food allowance of Rs. 45,000 to pregnant mothers for the duration of the pregnancy will be started this year, the Ministry of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment said.