By Nalaka Rathnayake District Secretary of Nuwara-Eliya, Nandana Galaboda, yesterday urged all pilgrims to adhere to COVID guidelines as the Sri Pada season begins today (18). The authorities expected a record number of people to visit Sri Pada and it could pose some challenges, he said. Galaboda said that District Secretary of Ratnapura, Malani Lokupothagama, […]
By Rathindra Kuruwita No one in the government is equal to the task of managing the economic crisis, former JVP parliamentarian Sunil Handunetti says. The government had tacitly admitted that it could not solve the burning problems affecting the public, Handunnetti said yesterday. “The dollar shortage has affected many businesses. Importers can’t bring anything in […]
by Shiran Ranasinghe Laugfs is ready to import high quality LPG if the government allows it to open necessary Letters of Credit (LCs), Chairman of the company, W. K. H. Wegapitiya told The Island. Sri Lankans consumed about 45,000 to 50,000 metric tonnes of gas a month, he said, noting that his company had the […]
By Rathindra Kuruwita Heavy rains in the upcountry have had a devastating impact on the supply of vegetables, Prashan Rajapakshe, Manager – Welisara economic Centre says. Rajapaksa told the media yesterday that Nuwara Eliya had been experiencing torrential rains for three months almost continuously and that had reduced the quality and quantity of the agricultural […]
By Rathindra Kuruwita The threat posed by COVID-19 was not over and authorities should be vigilant during the coming festive season, Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) General Committee Member, Dr. Prasad Kolabage said yesterday. Dr. Kolabage said that the Omicron variant was spreading across the world and that Sri Lanka too had detected several cases. […]