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Prof. Channa Jayasumana was appointed Acting Minister of Health yesterday, as Health Minister Pavitra Wanniarachchi is undergoing home quarantine after receiving treatment for COVID-19. Prof. Jayasumana, a Viyathmaga member, is the State Minister of Pharmaceutical Production, Supply and Regulation. The President’s Office announced the acting appointment as Wanniarachchi left the IDH hospital after recovery for […]
A businessman had imported a large consignment of floor tiles in violation of the import ban in effect, Industries Minister Wimal Weerawansa said yesterday (16) Minister Weerawansa has directed the Customs to take the consignment into custody. The Minister said that the tiles had been imported on the pretext of bringing in raw material. However, […]
By Ifham Nizam
India had no authority to dictate terms to a sovereign nation like Sri Lanka, said Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera yesterday.
Speaking to journalists, Amaraweera expressed concern regarding a statement made by an Indian Minister that a government would be formed in Sri Lanka under the leadership of the Bharathiya Janatha Party (BJP).
“Sri Lanka is a free and independent country. Therefore, no one can interfere when it comes to our country’s matters,” he stressed.
Amaraweera said he did not know whether the news item was true or false, but that any country that did not wish external interventions would oppose it as the present government.
by Saman Indrajith Justice Minister Ali Sabry yesterday said a group with vested interests had distorted his speeches to tarnish his image. “They take sentences in my speech out of context and level various accusations against me. I am accused of things that I have not said and not even intended to say,” the Minister […]