Politics

Sisira to seek laws to legalize hemp  S State Minister of Indigenous Medicine Sisira Jayakody says a Cabinet paper to formulate laws to legalize hemp (Kansa) exports will be tabled next month. State Minister Jayakody said they are hoping to…

2 SLPP MPs with Dullas, to be arrested! Sources from the Presidential secretariat say that 2 MPs who are yet to return vehicles obtained from the secretariat car pool during the tenure of former  President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, could face arrest.…

Sep 24, 2022 China – SL foreign ministers meet Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry yesterday (23) in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. “Both sides…

Cabinet restricts foreign travels of ministers The Cabinet has approved to limit the foreign visits of Cabinet and State Ministers only to essential work. The President has submitted a proposal in this regard with the objective of reducing public expenditure.

Cabinet approval to solve animal feed crisis In view of the acute shortage of corn, a proposal made by the Minister of Agriculture to allow the National Food Promotion Board to import 25,000 metric tons of corn or other suitable…

Japan to reopen borders after pandemic Japan will open its doors back up to vaccinated foreign tourists, after more than two years of closed borders due to the Covid pandemic. Tourists will be able to visit the country without a…

Cindy McCain to visit SL United States Permanent Representative to the UN Food and Agriculture Agencies in Rome Ambassador Cindy McCain will visit Sri Lanka from September 25-28 to highlight U.S. food assistance programs in Sri Lanka and reinforce the…

Cabinet approval for agreement with Maldives A proposal to enter an agreement with the Maldives’ government for legal cooperation in criminal matters, has received Cabinet approval. The proposal, made by Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, was approved by the ministers at…

Sep 23, 2022 President writes to Mahanayaka Theros on electricity tariff revision President Ranil Wickremesinghe has expressed his gratitude to the Venerable Maha Sangha for their contribution on conserving electricity at religious shrines and the precedent it sets for society.…

China donates another batch of medicines to SL China has donated another consignment of medicines worth RMB 12.5 million (approximately LKR 650 million). The donation, made under China’s RMB 500 million emergency humanitarian assistance through China International Development Cooperation Agency…