Re-export of tea and pepper to be suspended

UNP suspends membership of another 37 LG members

The United National Party (UNP) has suspended the membership of another 37 Local Government (LG) members. The UNP said that the membership was suspended as they had supported other political parties at the upcoming Parliamentary election. The United National Party this week?expelled 54 of its members?who had obtained nominations under the Samagi Jana Balawegaya for the 05 August General Elections. The UNP Working Committee also expelled another 61 Local Government members for not supporting t

31 Jul, 2020

Japan donates large shipment of canned fish to Sri Lanka

The Government of Japan has donated a large shipment of canned fish, weighing 388 MT and worth JPY 300 million (LKR 519 million), to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Government of Sri Lanka, to meet the protein needs of school children covered by the national school meal programme. The donation was formalised at a ceremony held at the Japanese Ambassador?s residence in Colombo, at which the Exchange of Notes were signed by Kitamura Toshihiro, Charge d?Affaires ad interim of

31 Jul, 2020

TMVP leader Pillayan assured Ministerial post

By Easwaran Rutnam Former LTTE fighter and leader of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pullikal (TMVP, Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan has been assured a Ministerial post if he wins the Parliamentary election. Pillayan, who is currently in remand prison, is contesting the polls in the East on the TMVP ticket in some areas and under the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) is some areas. Sources close to Pillayan told Daily Mirror that he has been assured a Ministerial post by the SLPP if

31 Jul, 2020