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No more food for VIPs from today The Sri Lankan Airlines “Nidahas Sevaka Gangamaya” says it has decided to withdraw from catering to the airport’s VIP services from today (07). Its chairman Janaka Wijepathiratne said the strike would continue until…

Rs. 15 bn printed over 20 days! During the brief period since the new Governor of the Central Bank Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe assumed duties on the 08th of April to the 29th of April, the Central Bank had printed nearly…

Are they using chemical gas as tear gas? Weligama organizer of the Samagi Jana Balawega, Rehan Jayawickrama, says that the government is currently using chemical gas to suppress protests against the current regime. He said that he had come to…

Kerosene also rationed! l Issuing of Kerosene from filling stations will be limited to 5 litres per customer per day with immediate effect. The sales bureau of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has issued a circular to all Ceypetco agents in…

China donates 33 tonnes of food rations to SL The Yunnan Provincial government of China has donated 12,340 food packages and 33 tonnes of bulk essentials. The donation, amounting to over Rs. 10 million, has been handed over to the…

EU provides €200,000 humanitarian aid The European Union is providing €200,000 (over 74 million Sri Lankan rupees) in humanitarian funding for essential assistance to 80,000 poor families across all 25 districts of Sri Lanka. Ambassador Chaibi said: “This relief assistance…

01 more COVID-19 death One COVID-19 death was confirmed yesterday (05) by the Director-General of Health Services. Accordingly, the current COVID-19 death toll is at 16,508.

Kaduwela Magistrate’s security removed  and restored The police security of the Kaduwela Magistrate – Chanima Wijebandara has been briefly removed after being restored, reports say. On May 04, the Magistrate had rejected a request by police for an order to…

Hidden goods mafia spells doom in distorted economy People will have no food by mid-May and signs of a severe food scarcity are foreshadowed   The problem however is the lack of essential food items despite price hikes The concession…

  Banking also to be affected due to Harthal The Ceylon Bank Employees’ Union and several other banking trade unions are also supporting today’s Harthal. The Union said several public and private banks across the country will be closed due…