The State Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Corporation (SPMC) earns up to eight-times of profit by deciding exorbitant prices for its products, a report by the Parliamentary Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) has revealed.
The Secretary to the President Saman Ekanayake has directed the initiation of legal actions against the unauthorized conferment and utilization of national awards and honorary titles.
The United States Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard Verma, who called on President Ranil Wickremesinghe expressed appreciation for the efforts taken by the Sri Lankan Government to turn the economy around.
Tamil journalists in war-torn northern Sri Lanka were intimidated by the Sri Lankan army who allegedly deleted videos and pictures taken of pilgrims visiting Hindu temples after more than three decades.
The JVP says the present regime is fully accountable for the actions by the Central Bank as it has made the bank independent from the state and parliament on IMF recommendations.
The National Movement for Social Justice has refuted claims that it is fulfilling a contract by president Ranil Wickremesinghe by calling for an abolition of the executive presidency.
An injunction issued against the auctioning of a leading private hospital in Colombo has now been removed.
A Sri Lankan expatriate employed as a food delivery driver in Kuwait has reportedly been shot by a customer over a delayed order.
The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has issued a pressing plea to the Ministry of Health, urging immediate implementation of regulations to curb the issuance of medicines without medical prescriptions by pharmacies.
The leader of the United Republican Front has predicted that the government will definitely lose at the next election.
