The National Movement for Social Justice (NMSJ) has urged the government to not deceive the Sri Lankan people by further delaying implementation of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution.
The United States has assured its full support to Sri Lanka as the island nation battles its worst economic crisis.
Sri Lanka should introduce a new law to ban the use of all private vehicles exceeding an engine capacity of 2000cc from using its roads, Leader of the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya Udaya Gammanpila said.
Mass Media Minister Bandula Gunawardena has appointed new chairpersons and director board members to state-owned media institutions.
The Sri Lankan Department of Agriculture today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for a USD 27 million project that aims to double the milk production of Sri Lankan dairy farmers participating in the USDA's “Food for Progress” initiative.
The United Nations said that according to development and humanitarian partners in Sri Lanka, nearly 5.7 million citizens require immediate humanitarian assistance in 25 districts across the country.
Minister of Urban Development and Housing Prasanna Ranatunga has filed a petition in the Court of Appeal against the suspended prison sentence handed to him by the Colombo High Court on Tuesday (07).
The main reason for the economic crisis is not the huge loans obtained in the past but using them on projects that were not economically viable and failed to provide any financial benefits, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said.
The United Nations has warned about a full-on global food crisis as the war in Ukraine risks aggravating inflating prices, with no end to the conflict in sight.
The new revenue policies announced by the Prime Minister’s Office is a positive step towards reinstating the tax regime of the previous administration, former State Minister of Finance Eran Wickramaratne said.
