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CWC loses confidence in President

By Easwaran Rutnam? The Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC) led by State Minister Jeevan Thondaman has lost confidence in President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, party officials told Daily Mirror.??? Sources said that the CWC was irked over the president?s decision taken last year to ban the import of chemical fertilizer despite strong objections raised by the party. CWC sources told Daily Mirror that one of the main reasons the CWC boycotted the All Party Conference held this week, was because of the impact

25 Mar, 2022

India believes legitimate energy deals must not be politicised: Report

India’s legitimate energy transactions should not be politicised, said sources amid reports that New Delhi is planning to buy Russian oil at a discounted rate following the surge in global oil prices after the Ukraine conflict.?India?is highly dependent on imports for meeting its energy requirements, nearly 85 per cent of crude oil requirement (5 million barrels a day) has to be imported. Most of the imports are from West Asia (Iraq 23 per cent, Saudi Arabia 18 per cent, UAE 11 per cent). USA ha

24 Mar, 2022

Sri Lanka reviews future of 65 overseas missions

Sri Lanka is reviewing the future of 65 of its overseas missions, owing to the dollar crisis. State Minister for Regional Co-operation Tharaka Balasuriya told Parliament today that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is reviewing the future of 65 of its overseas missions. He said that the Government is reviewing if all 65 missions are required. Balasuriya was responding to a question raised by the opposition as to why some key missions are being closed. The State Minister said that if the Govern

24 Mar, 2022