Basil relaxes import regulations on chelated minerals and micronutrients
As per Gazette number 2238/45 of July 2021, Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa has relaxed regulations on the import of chelated minerals and micronutrients for fertilisation purposes. Read More »
SL forces allegedly open fire on fishermen off India’s Kodiyakarai coast
Sri Lankan armed forces allegedly fired upon a group of Nagapattinam fishers when they were fishing near Kodiyakarai on Sunday evening (01), The New Indian Express reports. Read More »
Former directors of ETI Finance arrested for Rs. 7 billion in misappropriation released
By order of the Colombo High Court today (03), four former Directors of Edirisinghe Trust Investments (ETI) Finance Limited were released over the Rs. 7 billion misappropriation case.Read More »
“The cause of my death” words written on Ishalini’s bedroom walls
Upon investigative officers revisiting the room where deceased Jude Kumar Ishalini, the 16 year old girl employed at Rishad Bathiudeen’s residence was accommodated, a hand written sentence on the wall Read More »
20,000 cannabis plants destroyed, several others arrested for drug offences
During a raid conducted by the Special Task Force in the Unakanda area of Hambegamuwa yesterday (02), 20,000 cannabis plants were destroyed. Read More »
SL displays tell-tale signs of sovereign default
Even though Sri Lanka paid a $1 billion bond last week, Reuters reports that the country’s alarming state of its finances suggests it may have been just another step towards its first sovereign defaul Read More »
President visits 24 hour vaccination centre at Viharamahadevi Park
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa last night visited the 24 hour vaccination centre operated by the Sri Lanka Army at the Viharamahadevi Park. Read More »