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Friday 24th December, 2021 Qingdao Seawin Biotech Group, which refused to accept the results of tests conducted by the National Plant Quarantine Services (NPQS) of Sri Lanka on samples of its fertiliser, is reported to have claimed that its product has been found to be uncontaminated and safe. It says it has got samples of […]

State Minister Jayantha Samaraweera on behalf of the National Freedom Front (NFF) yesterday (23) urged the government to re-introduce price control to ensure the importers pass on the duty concessions received from the government to consumers. The NFF is a constituent of the ruling SLPP. Addressing the media at NFF office, Pita Kotte, the lawmaker […]

The UNP had decided to hold talks with a number of trade unions, professional associations and several mass organisations besides political parties to find solutions for the current crises in the country, said party General Secretary, Palitha Range Bandara. Bandara said the decision had been made after a discussion held recently at Sirikotha between the […]

By Piyasena Dissanayake The UNP yesterday said that the Fitch Rating agency’s downgrading Sri Lanka to a rank of CC indicated an increased probability of a default event in coming months in light of the country’s worsening external liquidity position and drop in foreign-exchange reserves. Addressing the media at Sirikotha, UNP Chairman and former minister […]

Thursday 23rd December, 2021 Failure is said to be an orphan. If the government’s organic fertiliser drive had become a success, many ruling party politicians and state officials would have been falling over themselves to claim paternity thereof, as it were. Having come a cropper to all intents and purposes, the project is now without […]

The inaugural meeting of the GAP Stakeholder Forum was held with the support of the Technical Assistance to the Modernisation of Agriculture Programme (TAMAP) at the Department of Agriculture in Peradeniya on 17 November 2021. Prof. Udith K Jayasinghe, Secretary Ministry of Agriculture, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. The Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) […]

Two Ayurveda Covid-19 treatment centres in Borella and Kanduboda were recently established by the Lions District 306 B2 in collaboration with the State Ministry of Indigenous Medicine. The two centres named, ‘Suwasetha Arana’ and funded by a special Lions’ fund-raising programme titled, ‘Oba Wenuwen Api’ provided 160 beds for the treatment of patients infected with […]

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has partnered with PayHere, Sri Lanka’s largest Aggregated Internet Payment Gateway Service, to offer users of its Q+ Payment App a unique, user-friendly and secure eCommerce experience. Commercial Bank customers can now conveniently pay for their purchases via the Q+ app to over 3300 registered PayHere Online Payment Service enabled […]

Ever since the contaminated consignment of Chinese fertiliser came into the limelight in Sri Lanka; various ministers and MPs have continued to make contrasting opinions on the matter leading to much disarray and confusion and as of recent; the statements have become more and more contrasting and frequent.

A project to provide technical assistance to improve the production and commercialization of fruit value-chains in Sri Lanka has been launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Ministry of Agriculture with financial assistance from the People’s Republic of China. The project, valued at over USD 1.1 million is...