By Saman Indrajith Trade Minister Nalin Fernando said that eggs had not been supplied to Parliament canteen for the past two weeks.Responding to a question raised by Anuradhapura District SJB MP Rohana Bandara in parliament yesterday, the minister said that eight out of ten boutiques that used to sell eggs had now stopped selling eggs […]
Sri Lanka s cabinet of ministers have given the go ahead to import eggs Trade Minister Nalin Fernando said as domestic prices rose steeply after price controls disrupted farming on top of a currency collapse.
A company that was importing ammonium nitrate used for blasting rock was selling at high prices using a Defence Ministry import permit and directed prices, putting the construction material suppliers in difficulty, a legislator has charged.
Wednesday 21st September, 2022 On seeing how politicians are deified in this country despite its relatively high literacy rate, one wonders whether power politics has evolved into a religion of sorts here. It is not only the ordinary people who touch their forelocks before politicians; many religious leaders also make a public display of their […]
Tuesday 20th September, 2022 Two Cabinet ministers have crossed swords over rice imports. Trade Minister Nalin Fernando has sought to rubbish Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera’s recent claim that imported rice should be fed to farm animals as it is unfit for human consumption. Why Fernando has seen red is understandable; the Agriculture Minister’s statement serves […]