Sri Lankan farmers reject govt compensation, paddy price
Sri Lankan farmers have rejected a compensation offer and guaranteed purchase price for paddy for being inadequate and discriminatory.
Sri Lankan farmers have rejected a compensation offer and guaranteed purchase price for paddy for being inadequate and discriminatory.
The United National Party (UNP) is challenging the legitimacy of the recently proposed GST bill, claiming it overrides the sovereignty of the parliament.
Two people who had hurled eggs at the vehicle of JVP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake have been arrested by the Nittambuwa police.
Former President Maithripala Sirisena says he will not contest another election with the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP).
Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has endorsed Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa's attempt to approach the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to avoid a debt default and to alleviate the economic crisis.
The Police have been accused of manhandling families of missing persons, especially mothers of victims protesting against a programme organised by the Ministry of Justice in the North.
The Sri Lankan government has turned its focus to call on the public to switch to bicycles for transport amidst the ongoing fuel and forex crisis.
There was a shortage of rapid antigen test (RAT) kits in state hospitals and it was not only affecting the detection of COVID cases but also delaying the essential medical procedures including surgeries, College of Medical Laboratory Science (CMLS) President, Ravi Kumudesh told The Island yesterday (27).
The country needs a Constitution that is able to foster national unity, the Chairman of the National Movement for Social Justice Karu Jayasuriya said.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday (25) wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking the Indian government's intervention to stop an auction, after reports said that the Sri Lankan government issued advertisements for auctioning boats seized from Tamil Nadu fishermen.