VAT Amendment Bill presented to Parliament

Parliament facing shortage of eggs

Parliament is facing a shortage of eggs,?Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security Nalin Fernando said today. Fernando said that Sri Lanka has facing a serious shortage of eggs in the market. “Eggs could not even be supplied to Parliament over the past two weeks,” he said. He said that Cabinet had decided that eggs must be imported to Sri Lanka. He said that Sri Lanka has now imported eggs from India to address the shortage in the country. The Minister said that the eggs will be tested

23 Mar, 2023

UNFPA and Australia hand over refurbished safe house in Sri Lanka

Australia and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) handed over a newly refurbished safe house to AKASA to help support more women and girls in need. UNFPA and Australia have supported the Association of Women with Disabilities ?AKASA? to provide services for women and girls with disabilities, and survivors of violence. At present in Sri Lanka, safe houses for women and girl survivors of violence are not able to accept women with disabilities due to limited expertise, infrastructure or sk

23 Mar, 2023

India-Sri Lanka Fishermen Issue: Understanding the Conflict and Finding Solutions

by Y P Prakash The India-Sri Lanka fishermen issue has been ongoing for decades, but tensions have escalated in recent years. The issue revolves around the fishing activities of both Indian and Sri Lankan fishermen in the Palk Bay area, which lies between the two countries. This has resulted in a dispute over the maritime boundary and access to fishing grounds. The maritime boundary agreements signed in 1974 and 1976 between India and Sri Lanka were intended to define the international maritim

23 Mar, 2023