COLOMBO (News 1st); The Ministry of Health and Mass Media says new laws will be implemented to regulate private medical institutions.Deputy Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr. Hansaka Wijemuni says the act currently in effect in regards to this is not strong enough.According to the existing act, r...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Consumer Affairs Authority says that wholesale warehouses will be opened for paddy purchasing, starting today.The Chairman of the Consumer Affairs Authority, Manjula Pinnalanda says that wholesale warehouses are now open in Kilinochchi, Batticaloa, Ampara, Kurunegala, and Put...

COLOMBO (News 1st); A Member of Parliament will now have to pay Rs. 2,000 for their meals starting today.This change follows a decision made by the Parliamentary House Committee to increase the fee from Rs. 450, which was the previous amount.The proposal was presented by the government.As per the ne...

COLOMBO (News 1st): President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says that a total of Rs. 5 billion has been allocated for the government to purchase paddy. Addressing a public meeting in Kekirawa, the President assured that a certified price for paddy will be announced soon. President Dissanayake a...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The committee appointed to investigate the revision of the certified price of paddy has submitted its report to the Ministry of Finance.  According to Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, D.P. Wickramasinghe, the committee’s investigation considered the costs of input...