Medical watchdog urges govt. to reverse decision to allow ganja cultivation
Alleging that cultivation of cannabis will only benefit foreign multinationals, the Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA), has urged the NPP…
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Lumbini Tea Valley signs strategic Regenagri Partnership with Solidaridad
Lumbini Tea Valley Ceylon Pvt. Ltd., having won over 152 international awards since 2012 and regarded as one of the…
SL aviation unit serving under UN commended
The Sri Lanka Aviation Unit in Bria, serving under the United Nations mandate in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), has…
New anti-terrorism law on the cards
The government is going ahead with plans to introduce a new anti-terrorism law in place of the existing Prevention of…
Investigation against Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena: Indictment amended:
Colombo High Court Judge Pradeep Abeyratne has granted permission to the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC)…
Karu pleads with govt. to reconsider decision to abolish MPs’ pensions
Former Speaker and Chairman of the Retired Members of Parliament Collective, Karu Jayasuriya, has urged President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to…
Govt. draws red line on postal worker demands
Cabinet Spokesman Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa yesterday (19) warned postal workers that the government would not…
US must understand, a rising India is not a threat to Washington. It is an asset
The belief that the US can pressure India into unconditional alignment is short-sighted and self-defeating Former cabinet minister, High Commissioner…
CHR accuses govt. of excessive printing of money in violation of agreement with IMF
The Center for Human Rights and Research (CHR) Sri Lanka, in a statement issued recently has alleged that the National…
Rajitha missing
The Colombo Magistrate’s Court yesterday (19) rejected a petition filed by former Minister Rajitha Senaratne seeking to suspend the arrest…