Shenali D Waduge I have a long narrative to tell that I could not tell for 30 years. I know the sadness of being silenced for 30 years. Our society is not safe for disagreements. That was the society I was living in. The French philosopher Voltaire says even though I do not agree with your […]

Sasanka De Silva Pannipitiya In late 1997, South Korea was hit by a severe financial crisis, which led to a sharp devaluation of its currency, the won, and a shortage of foreign exchange reserves.  To address this crisis, the South Korean government sought assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which agreed to provide a […]

Shenali D Waduge Who are the sponsors of this new fad” being pushed down nations via corrupt Ministers or via funding media, academia, institutions etc? Many are wondering why so much of focus is being given to the LGBT movement & in particular transgenders & drag queens – in short fiddling with human sexuality. A […]

Taslima Hyat Freelance Journalist and researcher Gun violence isn’t slowing down in America. So far this year, the US has seen at least 130 mass shootings, according to the Gun Violence Archive, a nonprofit that tracks shootings in the US. The month of January this year had more mass shootings than in the previous five […]

Sri Lankan High Commission in India Continuing his engagement with key officials of the Indian Government, the High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to India Milinda Moragoda met with the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Shri Shaktikanta Das today (29) at the Bank’s Headquarters in Mumbai. The Sri Lankan High Commissioner is on […]

Manusha Media Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment Manusha Nanayakkara said that the period given to import electric vehicles to foreign workers depending on their remittances will be extended until August this year.He also said a mechanism will be prepared to give electric vehicle import licenses to other people who bring dollars to the country […]

By Aidan Lea  Courtesy Argus Media Sri Lanka is developing regulation to lure green hydrogen and renewables projects to the country as it seeks to rebuild its ailing economy, its president Ramil Wickremesinghe said. Colombo will announce new green energy policies in the next two months as it hopes to establish itself as a renewable […]

Courtesy https://wholesalemanager.co.uk/ Coconutea is launching a range of six drinks to the coconut water category after it identified a gap in the UK market for premium offering. A ‘superfood in a bottle’ it combines the magic of pure coconut water and green tea celebrating the king coconut grown in Sri Lanka. With a 35% growth […]

Courtesy Adaderana Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekara says that the fuel prices will be revised from midnight today (March 29). He said that the prices will be revised based on the fuel pricing formula. Accordingly, Octane 92 petrol will be reduced by Rs. 60, Octane 95 petrol by Rs. 135, Auto Diesel by […]

Courtesy Adaderana The State Trade Corporation (STC) says the distribution of imported eggs to bakery owners commenced this evening (March 29). A spokesperson of the STC stated that the stock of eggs imported from India would be provided for the bakery owners at a rate of Rs. 35 per egg. A shortage of eggs emerged in […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals Ltd (CPSTL) has dispatched over 1,000 loads, collectively, of both Auto Diesel and Octane 92 petrol between 06:00 a.m. to 04:00 p.m. today (29 March), Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera stated.  Accordingly, 574 loads of 6,600 litres of Auto Diesel and 512 loads of 6,600 litres […]