National hospitals polluting Beira and Kandy lakes

Fifty questions to be raised by MPs in Parliament tomorrow

Fifty questions will be raised in Parliament tomorrow (Monday), the Parliament media unit said today. Parliament sittings will be held tomorrow from 10.00 a.m to 4.00 p.m and the entire day has been allotted for questions to be raised by Members of Parliament for oral answers to be given by the Government. Secretary General of Parliament Dhammika Dasanayake said that the decision to have the entire day for question and answers was taken by the Committee on Parliamentary Business. A motion in

04 Apr, 2021

India tells Sri Lanka no export ban on Covid vaccines

The Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka says India has not imposed any export ban on COVID-19 vaccines. In a statement issued today, the Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka noted that the Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs of India in New Delhi had clearly said recently that the Government of India has not imposed any export ban on COVID-19 vaccines. “In fact, supplies to many countries in various regions of the world have taken place last week also,” the Indian High Commission s

04 Apr, 2021

Modi says NDA ensured release of fishermen detained by Sri Lanka

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says his National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Government ensured the release of fishermen detained by Sri Lanka. He said that after the NDA came to power there has not been any fisherman in the custody of Sri Lanka. The Indian Prime Minister said that his Government also intervened recently to secure the release of 40 fishermen and their four boats. The 40 Indian fishermen had been arrested for poaching in Sri Lankan waters but were subsequently released. Mo

03 Apr, 2021