Gov asks public to switch to bicycles for transport amidst fuel and forex crisis
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.
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.
The High Commission of India celebrated India’s 73rd Republic Day in Colombo yesterday (26) at India House, the residence of the High Commissioner in Colombo.
The United National Party (UNP) held a protest rally in Galle Town on Tuesday over multiple issues faced by the public including the rising cost of living.
The cordial relationship between Sri Lanka and India has been threatened by an attempt by Fisheries Minister Douglas Devananda to sell confiscated equipment belonging to Indian fishermen in a money-making venture, especially at a time when India has supported Sri Lanka to recover from its economic crisis.
SriLankan Airlines, the national carrier of the paradise isle of Sri Lanka continues to have the former Miss Sri Lanka and Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez as its brand ambassador, despite the beauty queen being embroiled in an ugly ongoing extortion and money laundering charge involving her alleged lover in a court case in India.
The Elephant Holding Ground at Horowpathana has come under heavy criticism as elephants are dying of malnutrition due to the holding ground lacking sufficient food sources.
Minister of Lands S.M. Chandrasena has requested the government to transfer the 185 acres of old Steel Corporation land near Kaduwela, which is currently owned by the government, to a prominent businessman without any charge (free grant).