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Sri Lankan govt fired the country's top bureaucrat in charge of the vital agriculture sector on Wednesday, a day after he warned of an approaching food crisis.
It’s heartening to note, despite the pandemic, local artistes, based abroad, are still making an effort to be in the spotlight. We have Sal Salgado, in Germany, Sujeeva Nivunhella (London), and now news has come our way of Rubeena Shabnam. In fact, Rubeena was a part of our scene, not too long ago, and she […]
With a new sub-lineage of the Covid-19 Delta variant being detected, in Sri Lanka, I only hope this would not lead to another closure, or further restrictions, being placed on venues where people gather. Unfortunately, I’ve noticed that most of our folks seem unconcerned about the health guidelines laid down to tackle this deadly pandemic! […]
By Jehan Perera The government decision to import ‘quality plant nutrients,’ including urea, corrects a major mistake which should not have been made and has cost farmers and the economy dear. So far, the relaxation of the ban seems to be for commercial crops grown by the business sector. Government officials have said permission has been […]
Opposition of farmers and an economic crisis got in the way of an ambitious plan.