Fuel supply to local market: Uncertainty over uninterrupted supply
Uncertainty looms around the uninterrupted supply of fuel from January onwards, due to the ongoing foreign exchange (forex) crisis as well as the pending finalisation of the two credit lines the Gover Read More »
Schools reopen under phase III tomorrow
Schools across the island will likely see around 70% of its student population return to school tomorrow (8), following last week’s announcement by the Government that grades 10 through 13 would reope Read More »
Fertiliser crisis: Government to meet Chinese diplomats
Chinese diplomats will meet officials of the Agriculture Ministry tomorrow (8) to discuss the rejection of a stock of Chinese organic fertiliser bound for Sri Lanka, The Sunday Morning learnt. Read More »
Fertiliser issue: Government to import 2.4 billion litres of nano nitrogen
Sri Lanka’s transition from chemical to organic fertiliser sparked a national controversy and has become a topic of debate internationally. Read More »
One country, one law: Move to unite or divide?
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) for the “one country, one law” initiative took heavy flak ever since its appointment, with many asserting that it would be counterproductive in the aim of uniting com Read More »
Cost of living and poverty: Rising prices and increasing poverty levels
Last month, an unidentified man used a fire extinguisher to break into a Lanka Sathosa outlet in Galle. Caught on CCTV camera, he walked past the cash register and down the aisles full of food items u Read More »
Rising cost of living: Workers demand salary hikes
With the 2022 Budget presentation scheduled for Friday (12), trade unions across the country have called for a collective increase in salaries, to match the rising cost of living. Read More »