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Five foreign visits undertaken by former Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa last year cost the state exchequer over 40 million Sri Lankan Rupees (LKR), according to a report by Sri Lankas Daily Mirror.

GENEVA, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- The civilian suffering caused by various conflicts across the world combined with a worsening climate emergency and rising food and

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Chinas reluctance to accept the proposed debt restructuring could deprive Sri Lanka of the International Monetary Funds (IMF) USD 2.9 billion credit facility, said Dr Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, Executive Director of the Centre of Policy Alternatives (CPA), The Island Online reported.

China reluctance to accept the proposed debt restructuring could deprive Sri Lanka of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) USD 2.9 billion credit facility,

Justice, Prisons Affairs and Constitutional Reforms Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe yesterday asked Parliament why the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corrution (CIABOC) should be maintained as it had failed to investigate complaints from the public. Participating in the second reading stage debate on Budget 2023, the Minister said that he had made four to […]

By Rathindra Kuruwita President Ranil Wickremesinghe and his associates are critical of the cost maintaining a huge public sector for the past few months, but in the Budget 2023, Wickremesinghe has proposed to establish 11 new state entities, a spokesman for the dissident SLPP MPs, Udaya Gammanpila, MP, says. “Besides, there is a proposal to establish […]

By Saman Indrajith Opening the debate on the Budget 2023 for the Opposition, Dr. De Silva said Budget 2023 had welfare expenditure by Rs. 40 billion rupees. “When we were in power, inflation was below 5%, but the people were complaining of economic difficulties. Today, food inflation has gone up to 95%.” Dr. de Silva […]

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) yesterday (15) handed over 780.1 MT of Urea procured through the UN Central Emergency Relief Fund (UN-CERF) to the Ministry of Agriculture FAO issued the following statement: “15,619 farmers cultivating paddy on landholdings of half an acre or less will receive 50 kgs of urea […]

Distribution to smallholder paddy farmers in four districts to commence this week The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) handed over 780.1 MT of Urea procured through the UN Central Emergency Relief Fund (UN-CERF) to the Ministry of Agriculture today (15). 15,619 farmers cultivating paddy on landholdings of half an acre or...