With the recent revelation of substandard oil being imported into the country, it does not appear that the law is being enforced against those who are responsible, the Chairman of the National Movement for Social Justice (NMSJ) Karu Jayasuirya said.
Homegrown independent media agency Madison World India on Tuesday (30) announced that it is exiting the Sri Lanka market.
The value-added coconut industry in Sri Lanka is currently under threat from foreign companies, the Consortium of Coconut based Producers and Exporters of Ceylon (COCOPEC) said.
Those who are responsible for the bond scam during the good governance administration will never be uncovered under the present government similar to how the masterminds behind the Easter Sunday attack and the mega sugar fraud can't be identified, popular social media activist and journalist Dharshana Handungoda said.
Tamils in Germany have taken to streets protesting an appalling move of German authorities to deport nearly a hundred political refugees to Sri Lanka.
The results of the samples of imported coconut oil that were subjected to tests contain a high percentage of the carcinogen 'aflatoxin'.
Any internal conflicts within the government should be resolved soon, State Minister Nalaka Godahewa said, stressing that it will be difficult to win the next election if there is no unity among the members of the ruling coalition.