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By Subhashini Jayaratne
650,000 farming families to benefit
Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said the Government has reduced fertiliser prices by 78 percent. This will benefit 650,000 farming families engaged in paddy cultivation during the Yala season.
A 50 kg bag of urea fertiliser sold at Rs.42,000 will be reduced to Rs 9,000 by next week. The Government has provided fertiliser at concessionary rates to farmers to...
Rice prices in the local market have declined significantly.
“We expect a further decrease in rice prices,” said All Ceylon Small and Medium-Scale Rice Mill Owners’ Association chairman V. K. Ranjith. According to Ranjith, the price of a kilo of rice has decreased by Rs. 20 - Rs. 25. A kilo of Nadu rice (first class) is now between Rs. 185 - Rs. 190, a kilo of Samba is...
Politicians express their opinions
The President has instructed the State apparatus to reduce its expenditure in light of the current crisis as the Government attempts to increase its revenue through taxation. Here representatives for four political parties presented their views on four common questions asked on State revenue, expenditure and foreign debt.
Q :
1. If your party was currently in power what...
In an exclusive interview with the Sunday Observer, Transport, Highways and Media Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardena outlined the genesis of the current economic crisis and the many proposals that he had brought forward over the years to avert such a situation.
The origin of Sri Lanka’s economic crisis is not recent and wrong economic policies followed by most Governments...
Gampaha Bandaranaike College is one of the country’s most important and well-known Buddhist boys’ schools, offering secondary education.
Awards won by exam toppers
Gampaha Bandaranaike College was founded in 1918 by Charles Samarasuriya, and the current principal is U. Darshan Iran Champika de Silva, the 26th principal of the school. Among the previous principals...
By Subhashini Jayaratne
Bank interest rates have risen sharply in recent times due to the economic crisis that engulfed Sri Lanka from 2022. The Sunday...
Ven. Bellanwila Dhammarathana Thera is the current Chief Incumbent of the Bellanwila Raja Maha Vihara. Born on December 13, 1938...
The decision by former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to abolish the PAYE taxes and introduce huge tax cuts in 2019 was slammed at...
April 21, 2019 was yet another dark day in Sri Lankan history. The Easter Sunday attacks that shook the world killed 277 people,...