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The Sri Lankan Government must stop harassing and threatening journalists, government officials, doctors and social media users with legal actions for criticizing the State response to COVID-19, said the ICJ today. Former Spokesperson of the…
Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa says the government is trying to usher in an era of dictatorship that violates human rights by imposing a state of emergency under the guise of controlling the epidemic. He says…
A recent survey has revealed that the confidence of Sri Lankan farmers in the knowledge required to transition to chemical-free agriculture is very low. According to Veritas Research, only 20% of the farmers surveyed said…
Sri Lanka's leading exporters say the expected loss in the garment sector alone would be around US $ 520 million or around, they say that currently 90% of exports outside the UK to the EU…
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has condemned the President's implementation of the state of emergency at a time when new laws need to be drafted to deal with future epidemics. President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has issued…
The Minister of Public Defense Dr. Sarath Weerasekera has informed the police should be equally careful about the internal security of the country. The Minister said that 11,700 police officers who worked for the health…
Two gazette notifications were issued at midnight yesterday (02) setting maximum retail prices for rice and sugar which are rising rapidly, Retired Major General Shantha Dissanayake, Chairman of the Consumer Affairs Authority. Accordingly, Gazette No.…
Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga says that the Sri Lanka Freedom Party can never be destroyed. She says that although the Sri Lanka Freedom Party , it will somehow become a big tree and she…
Former President Maithripala Sirisena says that the Sri Lanka Freedom Party has no plans to leave the government. He says that building an alliance is nothing new and that if anyone says that the SLFP…
On 30 August 2021, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was reported to have issued emergency regulations relating to the supply of essential food items. The Presidential Media Division stated: “As per the powers vested in terms of…
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