In 2013, India started using Neonicotinoid pesticides to protect a crop that Monsanto had promised the Indian farmer he would not have to use pesticides on....
No pressure to settle swap facility from India – CBSL The Central bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) yesterday said that it had settled its Swap facility...
Seylan Bank, the bank with a heart, offers its customers the opportunity to avail a 12 month 0% instalment easy payment plan (EPP) on credit card...
The editorial in The Island of 04 Feb. 21 titled ‘Independence’ made me virtually run for my pen and ink bottle, so to speak. The editor...
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday inaugurated the ‘Waari Saubhagya’ National Irrigation Programme at the Mahamgaswewa in Palugaswewa, Anuradhapura. The government aims to renovate 5000 small irrigation systems...
…reissues 246 mining permits to operate in Kalu Ganga By Ifham Nizam The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on the exploitation of geological resources for prioritised development...
Saturday 6th February, 2021 The government apparently does two things efficiently—printing money and issuing gazettes. Nobody seems to take these gazette notifications seriously, especially those pertaining...
President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin has wished his Sri Lankan counterpart, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on the latter’s 73rd Independence Day, which fell on 04...
‘The apparel sector represents 47 per cent of Sri Lanka’s total exports. It is imperative to vaccinate the 350,000 export sector workers to be able to...
By Anuradha Hiripitiyage The Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) will apppoint MP Patali Champika Ranawaka to a suitable post within the coming two weeks, National Organiser of...