SIGNIFICANT DROP OF 55.6% IN REMITTANCES IN COMPARISON TO THE US $ 611.7 MILLION THAT WAS RECORDED IN NOVEMBER 2020

Remittances by Sri Lankan migrant workers which is one of the main sources of foreign currency exchange for Sri Lanka saw a further drop in November 2021. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) reported that Sri Lanka saw a…

ARMY SERVICE PERSONNEL MANNED 3RD BOOSTER SHOT EXCELLENTLY ORGANIZED AT KOTHELAWALA DEFENSE HOSPITAL PREMISES

THE PFIZER SERVICE ADMINISTERING THIRD BOOSTER SHOT,PFIZER SERVICE EXCELLENT The third booster administered manned exclusively by army personnel is been highly hailed by all who receive the Pfizer service considered as excellent and commendable. The exercise is carried at the…

SRI LANKA NAVY NABS 8 INDIAN FISHING TRAWLERS POACHING IN OUR WATERS WITHIN 48 HOURS

During the last two days, 8 Indian trawlers nabbed in Sri Lankan waters! The Sri Lanka Navy yesterday (19) arrested 12 Indian fishermen and took into custody two Indian trawlers for fishing illegally in Sri Lankan waters. The arrests were…

UNITED HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION INFOMRS THAT TWO MANAGERS AT ARPICO INSURANCE HAD ASSAULTED AN EMPLOYEE WHO DEMANDED HIS WAGES

Arpico Insurance Managers assault employee who demanded wages; employee hospitalized! Two managers at Arpico Insurance had assaulted an employee who had asked for his pay and the employee who had sustained injuries had been hospitalized, according to the United Human…

GMOA DOCTORS ON 24 HOUR PROTEST STRIKE IN FIVE DISTRICTS REQUEST THE REMOVAL OF MILITARY MINDED HEALTH SECRETARY

Doctors in 5 districts on strike today The Government Medical Officers’ Association says that they will go on a 24 hour strike from 08.00 am today (20). Doctors in five district hospitals are on strike in protest of the publication…

SRI LANKAN AIRLINE REQUESTED TO PAY JET FUEL IN DOLLARS OR ELSE FACE CONSEQUENCES

SriLankan Airlines told to pay for jet fuel in dollars – or else The Energy Ministry has officially informed SriLankan Airlines that it will not supply jet fuel if the payment is not made in dollars. Energy Ministry Secretary K.…

DELAY IN A CRUDE OIL SHIPMENT MAY FORCE SAPUGASKANDA OIL RIFINERY YET AGAIN TO CLOSE DOWN

Sapugaskanda could be closed down again? There is a possibility of having to close down the Sapugaskanda oil refinery yet again due to a delay in a crude oil shipment, ‘Mawrata’ reports. It adds that the Ministry of Energy has…

OSHADI HEWAMADDUMA ACTRESS AND FORMER SLPP CANDIDATE SLAMS CARGILLS RETAIL CHAIN FOR A BILLING BLUNDER

Oshadi slams Cargills VIA Video) Actress and former SLPP candidate – Oshadi Hewamadduma has slammed the Cargills retail chain after a billing incident. She has put up a Facebook post, urging customers to be aware.

COVID-19 DEATHS AS AT 18th DECEMBER CONFIRMED BY DIRECTOR GENERAL HEALTH SERVICES WERE 18 DEATHS

18 more COVID-19 deaths 18 COVID-19 deaths were confirmed yesterday (18) by the Director-General of Health Services. Accordingly, the current COVID-19 death toll is at 14,752.

SIX INDIAN FISHING TRAWLERS SEIZED BY SRI LANKA NAVY POACHING IN SL WATERS

Navy seizes 6 Indian fishing trawlers poaching in SL waters A special operation conducted by the Navy in seas Southeast of the Delft Island, Jaffna on the night of 18th December 2021, led to seizure of 06 Indian fishing trawlers…