Speaker endorses certificate on Petroleum Products

Fertiliser subsidy for Yala harvest available from midnight tonight

The fertiliser subsidy for the Yala harvest will be made available from midnight tonight,?Agriculture Minister Duminda Dissanayake said. He said that?fertiliser will be priced at Rs. 500 for 50kg of paddy and Rs. 1500 for other crops. In February this year the Government had announced that farmers will receive cash for the full market value?of fertiliser to their bank accounts from the next cultivation season. It was announced then that farmers cultivating? corn, soya and onions will receive?

06 Apr, 2018

Sri Lankan maid arrested in Sharjah after failed suicide attempt

The Sharjah Police have arrested a 47-year-old Sri Lankan maid after suspecting that she had attempted suicide. The woman has been working as a domestic help for an Emirati family for more than 10 years, Khaleej Times reported Police said that the maid tried to get off the moving car in the neighborhood of her sponsor’s house after she argued with a Pakistani driver who refused to drop her off in the area. She was rushed to the hospital by the same driver, but the hospital immediately notified

06 Apr, 2018

May 7 declared a public holiday to mark May Day

President Maithripala Sirisena has declared May 7th as a public holiday?to mark May Day. Official May Day events of the Government will be held on May 7th instead of May 1st owing to Vesak. Vesak week falls on May 1st, the same day May Day rallies are held across the country.?(Colombo Gazette)

06 Apr, 2018