The Sri Lankan community in the Middle East has requested President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to allow migrant workers who have received the Covid-19 vaccine to be quarantined in their own homes upon their return.
Protesters on a peaceful march from the east reached the northern parts of Sri Lanka despite legal and illegal measures to hamper its progress.
Regardless of the criticisms directed at him, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa reiterated that he will act according to his own way.
Senior officials of Lak Sathosa suspect that the agreements entered into with private companies to purchase essential goods at fixed prices for a period of three months will have serious repercussions on the institution and may lead to its collapse.
Action will be initiated against those who are responsible for the Easter Sunday attacks and the bond scam in the next few weeks, Agriculture Minister Mahindananda
As Sri Lanka observes its independence day, war-affected Tamils continued their second day of the Potthuvil to Polikandy march.
The Import and Export Control Department has issued a statement suspending an order issued by a Gazette Notification by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, in his capacity as the Minister of Finance.
Like many Asian countries, Sri Lanka has a long, illustrious history of cannabis use and cultivation where our forefathers used it in Ayurvedic medicine but to facilitate the entry of foriegn owned tobacco companies, it was declared as a banned substance, the General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena Ven. Galaboda Aththe Gnanasara Thero said.
