The Cabinet has approved a proposal making it mandatory for all state institutions to use only brown sugar in food production.
Currently, around 56,000 metric tonnes of brown sugar are produced annually by the Pelwatte and Sevanagala factories operating under Lanka Sugar Company (Pvt) Ltd....
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said that the government’s plan to increase electricity tariffs was stopped as a result of pressure exerted by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB).
He said the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) rejected the Ceylon Electricity Board’s proposal to increase...