Saturday 25th June, 2022 People continue to drop dead in fuel queues, which are getting longer by the day. The number of hours people spend in long lines to obtain fuel averages 48, we are told, and there have been reports of people spending four to five days at a stretch near some filling stations. […]
Friday 24th June, 2022 The incumbent government has become a metaphor for failure, and earned notoriety for its callous disregard for the woes of people. It does not care to safeguard the interests of consumers, who are being fleeced by producers and traders alike. Some help for the hapless public has come from an unexpected […]
PMB Rice next week in Colombo and suburban markets – The Island island.lk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from island.lk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By Saman Indrajith The SJB and the JVP-led NPP yesterday announced that they would boycott Parliament this week. They accused the government of not making use of House sittings to find solutions for the problems faced by the people. Opposition and SJB Leader Sajith Premadasa said that his party would boycott the week’s Parliament proceedings to show its […]
The U.S. government yesterday (21) announced a third tranche of new funding today to address the immediate needs of people hardest hit by the economic crisis in Sri Lanka. This humanitarian assistance, totaling $5.75 million, will provide cash assistance, short-term jobs, and agriculture supplies such as seeds directly to crisis-affected people to meet their basic […]