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Jun 26, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government has not made any decision yet on making compensation payment to farmers whose paddy lands have been destroyed due to the shortage of water in the agricultural areas.
Jun 25, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Marxist party Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) will intervene to win the demands of the paddy farmers who have been badly affected by the shortage of water in the agricultural areas.
Jun 25, Colombo: The All Ceylon Farmers' Federation, a farmers' union in Sri Lanka has called for a meeting in Anuradhapura tomorrow with paddy farmers who have been severely affected by the water shortage in the North Central and North Western Provinces.
Jun 23, Colombo: A farmers' federation in Sri Lanka has called on the government to pay compensation to farmers who have been affected by the water shortage in the agricultural areas.
Sri Lankans now consider ‘Chicken’ as an essential food item says the country’s pioneer chicken processor, Bairaha Farms PLC. The company’s Chairman Professor. M.T.A. Furkhan says, “It is noteworthy to mention that chicken is considered today as an essential food item as classified by the Government”. Furkhan in his review to the firm’s 2011/2012 annual report says ...
Jun 21, Colombo: Sri Lanka Ministry of Agriculture sources say that around 20,000 hectares of paddy cultivation is under threat of destruction due to shortage of irrigated water and rains.
Jun 20, Colombo: The Agriculture Ministry of Sri Lanka predicts a shortage of rice in country in the event of a failure of the Yala harvest due to the drought.
By Maryam Azwer Interiors of a delapidated bus, The buses have not seen a drop of water and Safe-guarding the door with a rope? Crowded buses carrying more people are a common sight in this country. While on one hand there are the passengers, squashed together both seated and standing, sometimes hanging off the footboard, ...
A debate is under way in Sri Lanka over how to tackle an acute shortage of elephants used in religious ceremonies.
COLOMBO, 6 June 2012 (IRIN) – Three years after conflict ended in northern Sri Lanka, many thousands of civilians remain separated from their ID cards and other official documents lost in the heat of battle and are consequently unable to access a range of essential government services. RUNNING FOR YOUR LIFE From 2008 until the war was ...
May 13, Colombo: Acting External Affairs Minister of Sri Lanka Neomal Perera says there is a shortage of qualified personnel in the country's Foreign Service.
By Dinouk Colombage Sri Lanka’s diplomatic missions overseas are facing a shortage of qualified personnel according to acting Minister of External Affairs Neomal Perera. Speaking to The Sunday Leader Perera stated that with the expected opening up of new embassies in some countries the Ministry
| by Gajalakshmi Paramasivam ( May 03, 2012, Melbourne, Sri Lanka Guardian) May Day to me is Labor Day. The celebrations in Sri Lanka have usually been political during my time in Sri Lanka. To me, it is still about the dignity of Labor. It is ‘workers’ day’. I worked for Jaffna on May Day 2012. Appendix 1 As per the report ‘Let Rajapaksa try waving Lion Flag along with KP: Ranil’ , about May ...
The masses have reached a state that they no longer could bear the rapidly increasing cost of living. Today 53% of the population earns a petty income only enough for a single meal a day.Mahinda Rajapaksa regime, that has failed to protect sovereignty and dignity of Sri Lanka, has belittled the country before US imperialism and Indian hegemony; Imperialists have been given a leeway to interf...
The masses have reached a state that they no longer could bear the rapidly increasing cost of living. Today 53% of the population earns a petty income only enough for a single meal a day.Mahinda Rajapaksa regime, that has failed to protect sovereignty and dignity of Sri Lanka, has belittled the country before US imperialism and Indian hegemony; Imperialists have been given a leeway to interf...
Apr 24, Colombo: Chief Minister of Western Province of Sri Lanka Prasanna Ranatunga says that there are not enough graduates with knowledge of English to be recruited for teaching Advanced Level subjects in English medium.
By Chrishanthi Christopher The State Pharmaceutical Corporation and private pharmaceutical dealers welcomed the opening of the first ever private pharmaceutical production plant at Moratuwa. This follows the multinational company GlaxosmithKline announcing its decision to open up a large scale manufacturing production facility next week. The plant will annually manufacture a volume of 2.5 billion ...
In a statement from Geneva , Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha , Presidential Adviser on Reconciliation, responded to claims in the latest Channel 4 film on Sri Lanka . I myself saw bags of rice that had been used to make bunkers, which suggests that if there were shortages, it was not due to us. Wijesinha added. .
(Srilankamirror) - Hospitals island wide, including the Colombo National Hospital, are experiencing a shortage of x-ray films, reports state-run ‘Dinamina.’ As a result, patients have been severely inconvenienced, as diagnosis and treatment cannot be made without x-rays
Viharamaha Devi Park, Havelock Park taken over By Indika Sri Aravinda The Urban Development Authority (UDA) has taken over properties which fall under the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) including the Viharamaha Devi Park and Nomads grounds in Colombo. Colombo Mayor A. J. M. Muzammil told The Sunday Leader the CMC stands to lose over ...
Sri Lanka’s weekly tea auction has seen small leaf teas fetching low prices and the highly priced tippy varieties going unsold, as Iran, the main buyer of those teas is struggling to access foreign exchange. “This could be attributed to Iran’s lack of access to foreign exchange and other sanction measures”, added John Keells tea brokers ...
Jan 24, Colombo: The Health Ministry of Sri Lanka has made it compulsory for the nurses to serve in the war-torn Northern Province as the hospitals in the region are experiencing a shortage of nurses.
The President has said that nursing is an honourable service more than a job. Addressing the newly recruited nurses the President stated that a smile can act as the best medicine. The President said that nursing is a social service. The nurses should treat the patients as their own relatives. He said that the country ...
“Sri Lanka Cricket Will Achieve Greater Glory” – Upali Dharmadasa Upali Dharmadasa, the newly elected President of Sri Lanka Cricket, says that he has no doubt that Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) will achieve greater glories. Denying claims that he is guided by political interference, in an exclusive interview with The Sunday Leader’s Faraz Shauketaly, Dharmadasa ...
Sri Lanka is to donate 7500 MT of rice to Somalia, Cabinet has decided. A paddy stock of 15000 MT will be released from Ampara and Polonnaruwa districts to produce rice for the purpose. Somalia is suffering from food shortage due to a civil war as well as a prolonged drought.
Sri Lanka's government has assured that there will be no fuel shortage as a result of U.S. sanctions on Iran's fuel imports, a minister said on Wednesday
Colombo, Jan 18 (IANS) Sri Lanka Wednesday said it will not face oil shortage due to the US sanctions on Iran's fuel imports.
A new machine has been introduced for efficient plucking of tea leaves. The industry is currently facing many problems due to shortage of skilled labour. The Tea Research Institute has been able to find a solution for this problem with the use of new technology. Senior Research Officer of the Sri
A new machine has been introduced for efficient plucking of tea leaves. The industry is facing many problems due to the shortage of skilled labour. The Tea Research Institute has been able to find a solution for this problem through new technology. Senior Research Officer of the Sri Lanka Tea
RAM Ratings Lanka has assigned respective long- and short-term corporate credit ratings of A+ and P1 to Lanka Hospitals Corporation PLC. The long-term rating has a stable outlook. RAM says the ratings are upheld by the Hospital’s strong financial profile, liquidity, ongoing state support and the positive outlook for the private healthcare industry. On the other hand, the ...