IP arrested over missing businessmen in Rathgama

SJB says Government has made underwear non-essential

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) says the Government has made underwear a non-essential item. SJP Parliamentarian?Harshana Rajakaruna said that for the first time the public have been told that underwear is a non-essential item. “This Government is trying to remove even the underwear of the public,” he said. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka yesterday (Thursday) imposed import limitations on non-essential goods, including underwear. The Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka decided to

10 Sep, 2021

Sitharaman chairs 2nd BRICS Finance Ministers, Central Bank Governors meeting

New Delhi [India], August 26 (ANI): Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman virtually chaired the second meeting of BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) along with Governor Reserve Bank of India, Shaktikanta Das under Indian BRICS Chairship in Delhi on Thursday. As per an official release of the Ministry of Finance, the meeting was scheduled ahead of the BRICS Leaders’ Summit 2021 to discuss and finalize key outcomes of the BRICS finance agenda

11 Sep, 2021

Technical committee to decide on reopening of schools

A technical committee comprising of health and education sector officials will make recommendations on the reopening of schools. The Covid Task Force had today discussed the impact the closure of schools was having on nearly 700,000 children who have not received primary education in 2020 and 2021/ The impact on a similar number of children who lost their early childhood education was also discussed in detail at the meeting headed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Accordingly, a technical comm

10 Sep, 2021