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Speculation mounts, as the Chinese Embassy insists that the Government of Sri Lanka accept the bulk organic fertiliser cargo on vessel Hippo Spirit sent by Qingdao Seawin Biotech Group Co., Ltd. According to information from Colombo Commercial Fertilisers Ltd, the ship is in the Outer Harbour of Colombo and has not been given permission to anchor.

The Health Ministry today eased several restrictions with regards to weddings, capacity in restaurants and night time travel restrictions.

Indictments were served on former Governor Azath Salley for making a controversial statement inciting racism and separatism at a media briefing on the 9th of March 2021.

Committee on Public Enterprises ( COPE) chief Professor Charitha Herath yesterday called for the appointment of a Parliament approved committee of trustees to govern Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT).

Gautam Adani, chairman of the Adani Group that was chosen to develop a major port terminal project in Sri Lanka, is scheduled to meet President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Colombo on Monday, according to The Hindu.

The President inspected the centre’s organic fertiliser production process and techniques used to maintain product quality. President Rajapaksa then visited the farms and inspected the vegetables and other crops grown there.

The primary sections (Grade 1 to 5) of all schools including government approved private schools will open today under the second phase of the school re-opening programme.

The training ships of the 01st Training Squadron of the Indian Navy arrived in Sri Lanka for a bilateral naval exercise today (24).

UNP is to be handed over to a youthful team, which will take the party and the nation to a new era just like its founder leader late Prime Minister D. S. Senanayake did, said UNP leader and former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe last week (20).

Popular actress Vishaka Siriwardana has passed away at the age of 64.

Claiming that the Qingdao Seawin Biotech Group and Chinese Embassy are influencing the Sri Lankan authorities to accept the ship carrying organic fertilizer shipment which was rejected following the laboratory tests…

Sri Lanka Police said the Police Constable caught on camera assaulting two youth in Eravur on Friday (22) night was interdicted and arrested.

The son of the businessman from Bambalapitiya who was involved in the recent ‘garlic scam’ that took place at Lanka Sathosa was arrested yesterday (22) by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

Minister of Public Security Sarath Weerasekara says if intelligence units uncover that any Officer-in-Charge of Police stations or other lower-ranked officers are engaged in any illegal activities, action will be taken against the Assistant Superintendent of Police of the area.