Under a directive from the Presidential Secretariat, the government has decided to suspend all state advertisements on 'Sirasa' media network with immediate effect.
As President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has decided to move ahead with plans to completely restructure state-owned institutions and corporations, it is reported that he would remove all heads of institutions who have failed to show satisfatory progress in the recent past.
Sri Lanka Customs' action of not releasing crude coconut oil stocks imported in bulk without testing for impurities by three state institutions has triggered another severe shortage of coconut oil in the market, Pettah traders claimed.
The government is making arrangements to appoint 18 high ranking military officers of the tri forces who have retired from active service recently to several ministries, it is reported.
With the recent revelation of substandard oil being imported into the country, it does not appear that the law is being enforced against those who are responsible, the Chairman of the National Movement for Social Justice (NMSJ) Karu Jayasuirya said.
Homegrown independent media agency Madison World India on Tuesday (30) announced that it is exiting the Sri Lanka market.
The value-added coconut industry in Sri Lanka is currently under threat from foreign companies, the Consortium of Coconut based Producers and Exporters of Ceylon (COCOPEC) said.
