Navy assists Coast Guard to arrest 12 Indian fishermen

Medical cannabis to be legalised for export

Medical cannabis to be legalised for export, State Minister of Indigenous Medicine Sisira Jayakody said. The State Minister has instructed the relevant officials to prepare the legal documents for this purpose. He said that Sri Lanka can earn around USD 3 billion through the export of indigenous medicine. The State Minister said that existing laws must be amended to create the suitable environment to export indigenous medicine. The State Minister expressed these views at a discussion held at

23 Sep, 2022

Japan to support Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring negotiations

Japan, one of Sri Lanka?s main creditors, will back the South Asian nation as it seeks to restructure about $30 billion of its foreign debt and find a way out of a crippling economic crisis, Tokyo?s envoy to the country said on Friday. Reaching an agreement with creditors is key to Sri Lanka securing a $2.9 billion bailout package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). ?Japan stands by Sri Lanka in support of the debt restructuring negotiation process so that Sri Lanka can reach the final

23 Sep, 2022

Laws to regulate television, radio and new media

The Government is considering introducing laws to regulate content on television, radio and new media. Minister of Mass Media Bandula Gunawardane noted that since such laws do not exist there are issues that arise when issuing licences to such media. The Government also noted that in the recent past such media had been used to promote hate. As a result, the Minister of Mass Media Bandula Gunawardane has proposed to introduce a new Broadcasting Law to create a media culture that is accountable

23 Sep, 2022