The members of the Essential Food Commodities and Traders Association yesterday raised concerns with Trade Minister Nalin Fernando about alleged frauds in getting approval by the Agriculture Ministry authorities to import items such as green gram, black gram, Kurakkan, maize and cowpea, Daily Mirror learns.

Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy

The Fortune Global 500 list member China Communications Construction Company Ltd., Chairman Wang Tongzhou and a delegation called on President Ranil Wickremesinghe this week.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk expressed deep concern over Sri Lanka's proposed legislative measures, at the 55th Session of the Human Rights Council, warning of their potential impact on fundamental rights and freedoms.

The government’s decision to cancel a free visa facility granted to Russians and Ukrainians who have remained in Sri Lanka since February 2022 has not been reversed, Public Security Minister Tiran Alles confirmed this week.

The Navy will be deploying a naval ship for the second time as part of the operation to maintain maritime security in international waters.

Turning the election map upside down the government is set to go back for electoral system and first past the post-polling in line with the public consciousness of the country.

The Finance Ministry on Thursday (Feb.29) unveiled the Government Action Plan, which was prepared based on the Governance Diagnostic Assessment (GDA) furnished by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Sri Lanka has signed an agreement for the development of hybrid renewable energy systems on 3 islands off Jaffna yesterday (March 01).