Cabinet approves increasing minimum fine on some offences

Mobile phone recovered from prison cell of Rishad Bathiudeen

Prisons officers have recovered a mobile phone from the prison cell of former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen. Prisons Spokesman Chandana Ekanayake said that the phone was recovered yesterday inside his cell in the Magazine Prison. Ekanayake claimed that the mobile phone was detected when the MP had thrown it outside the cell after using it. The mobile phone has been given to intelligence officers for further investigations. Prisons Spokesman Chandana Ekanayake said that action will be taken agai

02 Sep, 2021

New national policy on environmentally sensitive areas in Sri Lanka

A new national policy on environmentally sensitive areas in Sri Lanka was launched today. The National Policy on Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESA) in Sri Lanka was spearheaded by the Ministry of Environment, with the development and formulation of the policy supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sri Lanka with funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF). To introduce the new ESA policy and highlight the way forward for Sri Lanka, a virtual media briefing wa

02 Sep, 2021

Top company among those found to be hoarding sugar

A leading company was among those found to be hoarding large amounts of sugar. The President’s Office said that the warehouse of Pyramid Wilmar was raided and 6,200 MT of sugar was seized. Pyramid Wilmar is managed by a businessman with shares in a leading hotel in Colombo. The Commissioner General of Essential Services, Major General N.D.S.P. Niwunhella said that 29,900 metric tons of sugar found in warehouses was confiscated yesterday. Meanwhile, State Minister of Cooperative Services, Mar

02 Sep, 2021