Sri Lanka SC bars Mahinda Rajapaksa from leaving country until July 28
Jul 15, 2022, at 11:04 pm
Colombo: Sri Lanka's Supreme Court on Friday issued an interim order preventing former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and former Minister Basil Rajapaksa from leaving the country without court's permission until July 28, Daily Mirror reported.
Sri Lanka to face severe food shortage: Former PM Ranil Wickremesinghe
Apr 25, 2022, at 11:51 pm
Colombo: Sri Lanka's former PM Ranil Wickremesinghe has expressed doubt that the country might face a severe food shortage as the Indian credit facility given for fuel will end by the first week of May.
Sri Lanka to face severe food shortage: Former PM Ranil Wickremesinghe
Apr 25, 2022, at 11:42 pm
Colombo: Sri Lanka's former PM Ranil Wickremesinghe has expressed doubt that the country might face a severe food shortage as the Indian credit facility given for fuel will end by the first week of May.
Sri Lankan PM orders relief to fishermen affected by MV-X Press Pearl fire incident
May 31, 2021, at 03:45 am
The fire on the MV-X Press Pearl ship off the Sri Lankan coast, which raged for days, has affected scores of daily fishermen on Sri Lanka’s Uswetakeiyawa coast. Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, who visited the site, has ordered officials to provide immediate relief to the fishermen, reported Colombopage.