Sunday, 10 Sep 2023
- Follow Us:
By Rajitha Jagoda Arachchi
Banning chemical fertiliser
Following the decision to ban the use of chemical fertiliser and make Sri Lanka the first country to eliminate chemical fertiliser in agriculture, agri-sector experts and economists said the authorities should consider the pros and cons of the decision on the agriculture sector.
Senior Professor of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Prof....
Vaccinations are in full swing. Despite having second thoughts about taking the Covid-19 vaccine, Sri Lankans are now running after the vaccine, especially after seeing the horrifying situation in neighbouring India. Not only that; the daily toll of Covid-19 cases of Sri Lanka has escalated to several thousand, implying the importance of the vaccine.
Vaccination program...
To control Covid-19 pandemic
The Government isolated 43 Grama Niladhari Divisions and a Police Division from April 21 to control the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Accordingly, three Grama Niladhari Divisions and the Kuliyapitiya Police Division in the Kurunegala district, two Grama Niladhari Divisions and the Dambulla Economic Centre in the Matale district, 15 Grama Niladhari Divisions in the...
The Ministry of Tourism and Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) have been blind to the grievances of national tourist guide lecturers despite several appeals to intervene, the Secretary of Sri Lanka Institute of National Tourist Guide Lecturers (SLINTGL), Sumedha Chandradasa told the Sunday Observer Business last week. Since the beginning of global pandemic in...
Wages Board approves minimum Rs. 1,000 wage
All plantation companies in the private sector have decided to withdraw from collective agreements with trade unions, when the Wages Board implements the minimum basic wage for plantation workers, the Chairman of Planters Association of Ceylon (PA) Bhathiya Bulumulla told the Sunday Observer Business.
Prime Minister and Finance Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa promised to...
By Rajitha Jagoda Arachchi
Plea to lift vehicle import ban
Following false media reports on granting a quota to import vehicles by the Government, vehicle importers are hopeful of another...
The State Ministry of Aviation and Export Zones Development is to open duty free shops at the Mattala Rajapaksa International...
Free sanitary napkins for schoolgirls
The decision of the Government to provide free sanitary napkins to schoolgirls amid the looming pandemic has captured the...
Bringing an end to the escalating uncertainty in the education sector due to Covid-19, Minister of Education Prof G.L. Peiris...
Call to implement UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
After Priyantha was identified as a close contact of a recent Covid cluster he was sent to a quarantine centre in Polonnaruwa. At...
With the Covid-19 risk still looming large, the Education Ministry is set to increase infrastructure facilities for distance...
Following continuous deception by successive governments, the fisheries industry cannot keep its faith on budgetary allocation...
Efficient mapping vital - GMOA:
Despite various rumours and social media reports on the spread of the virus, the Epidemiology Unit attached to the Ministry of...
Sri Lanka is still at risk of being affected by Covid-19 due to human errors in Covid-19 management and as a result of...
Subsidence and cracks in houses:
Residents of Rajaela, Pasiyawewa, Bobula and Minneriya, who are experiencing subsidence and cracks in houses will be relocated...
Marking the end of an era where diesel power generation was critical to survive during sudden energy drops, a novel state,...
Natural disasters in Sri Lanka, recognised as an earthquake-free country, mainly consist of floods and landslides. However, the...
National People’s Power (NPP) Colombo district candidate Wimal Ketipearachchi guarantees that the NPP is based on principles and...
Parliamentary Elections
Legal provision should be made to increase women’s representation in Parliament, said Matale district Samagi Jana Balawegaya...
The inefficiency of the authorities in charge of the dental sector have put dental medical officers in a difficult situation...
Overcharges in last month’s utility bills will be adjusted in the next months bills, the Electricity and Water Board officials...
In the wake of resuming a ‘guided’ day-to-day life under a new normal, public transportation was finally given the green light to...
While heavy rains developed as a result of cyclone Amphan which is far away from the country, Sri Lanka is to face the South...
There is a huge possibility that many governments across the world will approve the use of crypto currencies to face the post ‘...
Being a nation which has successfully overcome numerous natural and man-made disasters, Sri Lanka is now, perhaps, passing a more...
In a recent advertisement on Television, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) made an earnest request from the public. They invited...
Global trade war and Sri Lanka
In the backdrop of the world’s largest economy, the United States, professing a trade war against China, the second-largest...
Non-permanent residents in the Western Province currently locked in will be sent home, as soon as the health authorities give the...
Sri Lanka has essential food items sufficient for 4 months, despite the disturbance to imports of essential commodities due to...
Following a pastor who conducted Sunday Mass on March 15 in Ariyalai, Jaffna, being hospitalised with symptoms of COVID-19, the...
In a bid to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, COVID-19 the government has decided to temporarily halt issuing police...
Marching to different beats- UNP and SJBOne of the oldest and the biggest political parties, the United National Party suffered a...
Despite being used to tropical weather, most Sri Lankans seem to be badly affected by current weather conditions. During the past...
Former Secretary to the Ministry of Mass Media and Information during 2012-2015, Prof. Charitha Herath is a leading scholar in...
COVID-19:
The COVID-19 epidemic has pushed hot global topics such as terrorism, climate change and Brexit to the back-burner, bringing the...
Divergent views on power crisis:The energy crisis faced by Sri Lanka has been a hot topic for almost two decades now. It emerges...
Following the shortage of fertilizer in the market for paddy and other crops, the Government is set to order fertilizer importers...
Speaking to the hearts of the visually impaired
The lives of the visually impaired, a community that should not be ignored, has not seen much change through decades of...
The 72nd Independence Day celebration will be held Tuesday (4) on a grand scale at Independence Square, Colombo 7, under the...
Founder of South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM) Dr. Neville Fernando has written to President Gotabaya...
The Sajith faction of the United National Party (UNP) is to meet the leaders of its coalition parties this week, to finalise the...
The Cabinet proposal to shift the Ministry of Agriculture from its current location to Govijana Mandiraya is being blocked by...
Technology being the driving force in the 21st century, the progress of the world has been fast-tracked in multiple ways. This...
State Minister of Agriculture Vidura Wickramanayaka has alleged that former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe created Sectoral...
A report consisting of recommendations to develop the Sri Lanka Railways will be handed over to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa next...
The Government’s policy of reviving the economy is not a sector based, but a holistic approach to uplift the entire business...
A photojournalist of the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited- Gayan Pushpika, who was there to report on the court order on...
The Sri Lanka Association of Administrative and Professional Secretaries [SLAAPS] Members’ Day 2019 themed “Christmas Masquerade...
The recent price hike of commodities including rice and vegetables will be back to normal by the end of this month, State...
A series of events to mark the centenary year of the All Ceylon Buddhist Congress (ACBC) will be held at the BMICH on December 21...
Bringing attention to global challenges in water management and sharing know-how on the subject developed in different regions in...
Following the recent tax reforms senior economists and leaders of the business community are of the view that it will give a much...
Following the Sri Lanka Freedom Party’s (SLFP) decision to sack its parliamentarian A.H.M. Fowzie from the party membership, MP...
The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has appointed a committee headed by its Acting Chairman Prof Rohana Lakshman Piyadasa to...
Following media reports of the readiness of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) to suspend the party membership of its senior...