A new insurance scheme has been introduced for six varieties of crops including paddy from the forthcoming Maha season with minimum premium from farmers. Under the new crop insurance system introduced by Agriculture Agrarian Insurance Board (AIB) farmers can claim up to Rs. 30,000 for one acre on cultivation on …

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development says the fish exports increased significantly afer the ban imposed by the European Union on the island’s fishery products lifted last year. The European Union imposed a ban on Sri Lanka’s fish exports in January 2015. The ban was lifted on …

A team of technical experts from Russia is expected to visit Sri Lanka in late January-early February 2018 for familiarization with the current plant quarantine procedure in Sri Lanka, the Sri Lankan Embassy in Moscow said in a release. The decision was reached during a meeting between a nine-member Sri …

The Department of examinations announced that the 2017 GCE Advanced Level Examaniation resulst were released a short while ago. Candidates can check their results online from the department’s website www.doenets.lk The G.C.E. Advanced Level examination was held from August 8 to September 2, this year with 315,227 applicants at 2120 …

Election Commission has warned the local government election candidates and their supporters to strictly adhere to the election laws as violators be severely dealt with by the police. Chairman of the Election Commission, Mahinda Deshapriya Wednesday met with the secretaries and the representatives of the political parties at the Election …

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) stated that 48 suspects have been arrested over the past 11 months over allegations of corruption or bribery. The CIABOC received 2470 complaints regarding corruption and deemed 1462 of them liable for inquiry. 649 cases were dismissed as they were …

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has decided to set a maximum retail price on domestic and imported Nadu rice. The gazette notification pertaining to this decision was released yesterday (26th). Accordingly, the maximum retail price for one kilogram of Nadu rice was fixed to Rs. 74. The CAA emphasized that …

The results of 2017 G.C.E. A/L Examination will be released to the internet tomorrow morning (28), the Department of Examinations announced. Candidates can check their results online from the department’s website www.doenets.lk G.C.E. Advanced Level examination was held from August 8 to September 2, this year with 315,227 applicants at …

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) yesterday said would launch a countrywide strike on January 10 against the government’s failure to pay their due allowances.   Addressing a news conference in Colombo, GMOA Secretary Dr. Haritha Aluthge said it would cost the government around Rs. 300 million per month to pay …

The growing importance of Asia’s major economies will continue in 2018 and beyond, according to a league table that sees the region dominating in terms of size in just over a decade.   In 2032, three of the four largest economies will be Asian — China, India and Japan — …