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Jun 28, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government will bear the responsibility for the well-being of the farmers who have been affected by the shortage of water in the agricultural areas, a government minister has said.
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.
Hope shone brightly in the faces of the youth gathered in the Ballroom of Jetwing Blue, as well as within the parents accompanying their children. The stage was set for the inauguration for the fifth Jetwing Youth Development Project (JYDP), this time catering to 37 individuals. The ceremony began according to tradition; with the National ...
Colombo Page: 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. A senior official at the Agriculture Ministry said that the rains have failed and the drought conditions in the agricultural
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 ...
President of the UNCSD, Secretary General of the UN, excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, it is indeed a great pleasure for me to be here in Rio de Janeiro and to share my thoughts at this momentous event. The presence of so many Heads of State and Governments, Senior Ministers, Officials and thousands of members of ...
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.
A few weeks ago, based on a proposal made by the Minister for Environment, the Cabinet of Ministers agreed and informed the public that the legal requirement that permits to be obtained for the transport of sand during day as well as in the nights had been discontinued. The action was to reduce the burden ...
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.
Given that Sri Lanka is to launch its IPL version later this year branded Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) and there is a trend globally for sports to be integrated to business, I thought of picking some insights that are emerging from the recently-concluded Indian Premier League (IPL). IPL A key pick up from the ...
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.
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 ...
By Amantha Perera 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. From 2008 until the war was declared over in May ...
Whilst acknowledging progress, business tycoon Harry Jayawardena has renewed his call for a more enabling environment to boost private sector investments to a desired level, warning that rest of Asia was fast reaping benefits of such strategy. “The region offers many examples of how enabling environments have thrust their private sectors to the forefront of ...
Key insights to state of the economy and market and future prospects from NDB Stockbrokers’ latest Sri Lanka Equities report Uncertainty in the macro environment The robust economic growth and steep rise in global crude oil prices increased Sri Lanka’s import bill by 51% in 2011. As a result the trade deficit widened, putting the ...
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group’s Head of Rating Advisory Raymond Woo had recently called on Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa. “Sri Lanka was able to control the impact of internal and external crisis successfully due to the efficiency of the political, economic and administrative management of President Mahinda Rajapaksa,” Minister had told Woo. Minister ...
In mid February, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) informed consumers of their intention to revise their electricity charges from the following month. The March electricity bill issued to the consumer by the meter-reader was based on previous rate. The April bill based on revised rates with the addition of fuel surcharge for March was sure ...
Sri Lanka’s top policy administrator, Dr. P.B. Jayasundera, popularly known by the initials of his name PB, is reported to have proclaimed that Sri Lanka should stop altogether the importation of tea from abroad for blending purposes for it would tarnish the reputation which the country has earned for centuries as the best tea producer ...
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
It’s no secret that computer literacy is fast becoming a basic necessary skill in almost all of today’s industries. Not only is it a means to enhance the productivity within organisations, the seemingly limitless amount of information on the internet has literally left us with the world at our fingertips. Education itself is at a shift, now it’s ...
In 2005, Filipino Rene Luis Godinez was suffering from advanced liver failure and didn’t have long to live if he didn’t get a new liver soon. After failed attempts by doctors back in his hometown to reverse Godinez’s liver failure problem, he came to Singapore to undergo liver transplantation at the Asian Centre for Liver ...
| 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...