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By Tharaka Wickramasekara
Minister of Transport, Highways and Mass Media Dr. Bandula Gunawardena has instructed the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) Chairman to issue notices of Expressions of Interest (EOIs) in the coming week to deploy 200 electric buses in the Western Province (WP).
For the first time in history, Cabinet approval was recently granted to launch the electric buses in the Western...
In recent times, discussions within social media and political circles have revolved around the purported efforts of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) to either sell or lease out Channel Eye, an entity under its ownership. Amidst the proliferation of diverse narratives circulating within the media landscape, there arises a pressing need to discern the factual...
In 2019, during the construction of the Central Expressway (from Kadawatha to Kandy), a rare Crudia Zeylanica (Panu Karanda) tree, believed to be extinct, was discovered in Daraluwa, Gampaha.
Due to its endemic nature, a group of bhikkus took steps to “ordain” the tree at the time. Meanwhile, some individuals and environmental organisations also advocated against the...
The violence of July 1983 continues to be a blemish in Sri Lanka’s long history. Instigated by a small organised group it led to the breakdown of law causing the Government to impose a curfew to maintain law and order.
The next time such an incident occurred was on May 9, 2022. The citizen’s struggle intending to herald in a system change took a violent turn leading to...
Migrant labour package under five categories from tomorrow
Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment Manusha Nanayakkara said that foreign workers will be given an additional duty concession up to US$ 4,800 when they return to Sri Lanka in addition to the current duty concessions.
The duty concession, given as a special migrant labour package, will be effective from tomorrow, May 1 and Sri Lankans abroad who send back remittances...
By Tharaka Wickramasekara
Excerpts from an interview with Colombo District SJB PM A.H.M. Fowzie on the IMF and other pertinent issues.Q:Why did you, an MP...
Prior to Covid 19, the foreign remittances of Sri Lankan migrant workers were around US$ 700 million a month. At the time the...
As per Sri Lanka’s language policy, the Sinhala and Tamil languages are considered the official languages of the country....
The economic crisis has exacerbated and there are no easy solutions in sight. We do not have the capacity to repay the loans and...