(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –As prices of coconuts soared due to drought fuelled supply shortage, Sri Lanka announced that it is sourcing a huge volume of coconuts not from international sellers but from domestic suppliers, to be sold to local consumer at a very low price tag.
"Sathosa sells 3 Mn coconuts at rate of Rs. 65"Category: Top Story
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Minister of Finance and Mass Media Mangala Samaraweera is seen finalizing the contents of the Budget – 2018 with Dr. R.S.H. Samaratunga, Secretary to the Ministry at the ministers’ residence.
"Minister Finalizing Budget- 2018"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Apart from petrol shipment arriving on 8th November, another shipment is due from India on 9th November, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe informed the parliament today (7th Nov.).
"Two oil shipments arriving within two days"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Sri Lanka Telecommunication Regulatory Commission said that spreading rumours through SMS messages and harassing individuals by means of telephone calls is a punishable offense.
"Harassments through means of telecommunication is a punishable offense"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Minister of Petroleum Resources Development Arjuna Ranatunge told yesterday (6th Nov.) that the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has sufficient stocks of 10, 000 MTs of petrol for the next few days and requests the public to refrain from the panic buying.
"CPC has sufficient stock of petrol"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –The General Amnesty extended for Army deserters has received good response with 5,412 Army absentees reporting to their respective Regimental Headquarters seeking legal discharge.
"Good response to Army General Amnesty"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –New Committee on SAITM
"New Committee on SAITM"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Sri Lanka Social Security National Award Ceremony – 2017, held today (Nov. 06) at the Nelum Pokuna Theatre, under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena.
"Social Security National Award Ceremony under President’s patronage"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –The price reduction of the 48 essential medical drugs by the Sri Lankan government in 2016 is a major achievement in safeguarding patients’ rights to access affordable medicine in Sri Lanka, says World Health Organization (WHO) in its 2016 annual report.
"WHO praises the price reduction of 48 medical drugs"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –The inauguration ceremony of the Seventh Buddhist Summit of the World Buddhist Supreme Conference was held today (Nov. 02) at the Temple Trees, under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.
"7th Buddhist Summit of World Buddhist Supreme Conference commences under President’s patronage"