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The Government will confiscate all stocks of paddy that is illegally hoarded by unregistered rice mill owners and other unscrupulous traders to create an artificial shortage of rice in the country to exploit consumers to satisfy the…

Government has decided to take necessary measures to control the price of rice and sugar from tomorrow, said the State Minister of Co-operative Services, Marketing Development and Consumer Protection Lasantha Alagiyawanna addressing a…

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa today appealed to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for a Special Presidential Pardon for former Parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake who is currently serving a jail term. Referring to the letter…

A total of 3,828 COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Sri Lanka, stated the Epidemiology Unit. The total count of positive coronavirus cases found in Sri Lanka currently sits at 444,130.

The Archbishop of Colombo, His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith has declined to meet Goverment Ministers until several conditions are fulfilled, said Reverend Father Cyril Gamini Fernando. The Cardinal has said that in order to win…

SJB Parliamentarian Rishad Bathiudeen, Attorney-at-Law Hijaz Hizbullah, Madrasa School Principal Mohammad Zakir and several other suspects currently in remand in connection with the Easter Sunday Terror Attacks were ordered to be…

The Cabinet has endorsed all the proposals submitted by the Ministerial Committee appointed to look into teacher-principal salary anomalies and decided to implement the proposals within the next six months, Committee Spokesman…

Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said the Ministerial Sub-committee appointed to look into salary anomalies of teachers and principals gave due respect and recognition to their work in moulding the future generation. They help…

Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella says no patient will have to pay with their life due to a lack of oxygen. The Minister said the daily requirement for oxygen had increased significantly adding that measures have been taken to…

The International Monetary Fund and the Bank of China and the Bank of Bangladesh have provided US $ 1,237 million or Rs. 24,477 million in Sri Lankan aid to strengthen Sri Lanka’s foreign reserves. The IMF has granted US$780 million…