SLFP members join flower bud to elect Negombo Mayor

Japan provides $ 4.6 million through FAO to boost paddy production in Sri Lanka

The Government of Japan through the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is providing USD 4,629,629 to strengthen the production capacity of smallholder paddy farmers in identified districts of the Dry and Intermediate Zones of Sri Lanka. Smallholder farmers are amongst the most vulnerable rural communities, predominantly cultivating rice for self-consumption. Lack of fertilizer over two consecutive seasons caused major yield drops forcing some farmers to undertake nega

16 May, 2023

Sri Lanka to have its first nuclear power plant with Russian assistance

Sri Lanka is to have its first nuclear power plant which is to be constructed by 2032 with Russian technical support. This was noted when the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Energy and Transport met in Parliament discuss the current status and future activities of the Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board. The committee was chaired by the Member of Parliament Nalaka Bandara Kottegoda. There was a discussion in length in the committee regarding the production of skilled professionals in the field of we

16 May, 2023

Amid surge in inflation, Pakistanis face difficulties in performing Haj

Islamabad [Pakistan], April 28 (ANI): Amid a rise in inflation and a shortage of foreign exchange reserves, people in Pakistan have started to face difficulties in performing Haj, Pakistan vernacular media reported. The Haj quota is now available for the first time in Pakistani history, but fewer people are making the pilgrimage. Most Pakistanis are unable to perform Haj due to inflation and a lack of dollars. The remaining Haj quota will be returned to Saudi Arabia, according to the Ministry

12 May, 2023