Several parcels with heroin found on the beach in Sampur

Wimal launches scathing attack on Basil

Cabinet Minister Wimal Weerawansa today launched a scathing attack on Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa over the way he is handling the economy. Weerawansa noted that despite the economic crisis in the country, the Finance Minister has not had direct talks with the Governor of the Central Bank for six months. The Minister was speaking at an event held today where 11 political parties came together to issue a policy statement to address the national issue. Weerawansa noted that the Governor of

02 Mar, 2022

Sri Lanka abstains from backing resolution on Ukraine

By Easwaran Rutnam Sri Lanka has abstained from backing a resolution at the United Nations (UN) in support of Ukraine. The?UN General Assembly voted to demand that Russia stop its offensive in Ukraine and withdraw all troops. A total of 141 UN Member States voted for the resolution while 5 countries voted against it and 34 abstained. Sri Lanka together with India were among the 34 countries that abstained from supporting the resolution against Russia. The resolution states that Russia?s mil

02 Mar, 2022

USD released to purchase diesel from ship at Colombo Port

The Government has made a payment of USD 31 million to purchase diesel from a ship of a Singapore company currently berthed at the Colombo Port. The Ministry of Energy said that the ship is carrying 37,300 metric tonnes of diesel. Funds were initially released to unload petrol on one ship but not for diesel on a second ship and fuel on a third ship. Later the Government made a payment to release diesel from the second ship. The payment has now been made to release diesel from the third ship.

02 Mar, 2022