Police probe Ambalantota shooting incident

S.B. Dissanayake appointed Minister of Industries

Former Minister S.B. Dissanayake was today appointed as the new Minister of Industries. He took oaths before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Dissanayake said that he was happy on being appointed to the post. The post was earlier held by Wimal Weerawansa. Weerawansa was removed from the Cabinet by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, hours after he launched a scathing attack on Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa. The President?s Media Division said that Weerawansa has been removed with immediate effect

03 Mar, 2022

MRP imposed on 500mg paracetamol tablets and capsules

A Maximum retail Price (MRP) of Rs. 2.30 has been imposed on 500mg paracetamol tablets and capsules with effect from 28th February, the Ministry of Health said today. A gazette notice has been issued declaring the maximum retail price on paracetamol tablets and capsules. The gazette states that the maximum retail price of the 500mg paracetamol tablets/capsules shall be applicable to all the brand names of the generic name of the 500mg paracetamol tablets/capsules. A manufacturer, importer, tr

03 Mar, 2022

President sacks Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila

By Easwaran Rutnam President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has sacked Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila and appointed Gamini Lokuge as the new Minister. The President has also appointed Pavithra Wanniarachchi as the new Minister of Power. Lokuge was earlier the Minister of Power and Wanniarachchi the Minister of transport. The changes were made during a sudden Cabinet reshuffle this evening. Gammanpila has been critical of the way the power and energy issue was handled. He also accused the Government

03 Mar, 2022