33 episodes
Sri Lankan News Podcast Sri Lankan News Podcast 🇱🇰
-
- News
This is a daily news podcast focusing on Sri Lanka’s politics, international relations, and local issues that are globally important. The news shared on this podcast are mainly drawn from local newspapers and their headlines so that you could stay updated on the go five days a week. Listen anywhere you get your podcasts. Please share, rate and review the podcast if you find it useful.
Twitter: SLnewspodcast
Email: srilankannewspodcast@gmail.com
Website: https://srilankannewspodcast553553094.wordpress.com
-
14 June 2021: Minister Udaya Gammanpila slams SLPP General Secretary for demanding his resignation over fuel price hikes
Minister Udaya Gammanpila slams SLPP General Secretary for demanding his resignation over fuel price hikes. Samagi Jana Balawegaya says it is ready to support the Government to reform the Prevention of Terrorism Act. Ranil Wikeremesinghe says Government’s duty is to retain the European Union’s GSP+ trade concessions.
---
Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/srilankannewspodcast/message -
11 June 2021: Bouquets and brickbats from China- Sri Lanka’s biggest investor
Bouquets and brickbats from China- Sri Lanka’s biggest investor. New guidelines to be introduced after lifting the travel restrictions. Both the Alpha and Delta variants of the Covid-19 virus have been found in Sri Lanka.
---
Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/srilankannewspodcast/message -
10 June 2021: 27,000 arrested for violating quarantine restrictions
.27,000 arrested for violating quarantine restrictions. State Minister Ajith Nivard Cabraal invites global firms to be part of Sri Lanka’s growth story. Prime Minister instructs to recall retired nurses to service to augment the Covid fight. Prisoners rights group the Committee for Protecting the Rights of Prisoners makes an urgent appeal to the United Nations. 67 COVID-19 related deaths reported yesterday.
---
Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/srilankannewspodcast/message -
9 June 2021: The Prime Minister invites global companies to invest in Sri Lanka
.Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa invites global companies to select Sri Lanka as their “investment destination of choice. President has urged officials to implement the decision to use organic fertilizer despite the challenges. GMOA says the dependency on oxygen by Covid-19 patients has gone up by 441%. Government plans to vaccinate the entire population for Covid-19 by the end of 2021 to early 2022.
---
Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/srilankannewspodcast/message -
8 June 2021: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa invites the world to invest in Sri Lanka
.President Gotabaya Rajapaksa invites the world to invest in Sri Lanka. Government stakeholders to plan legal action on MV X-Press Pearl disaster. UNP has decided to send the party leader to Parliament as he is a mature politician, says the UNP's Deputy Leader. Sri Lanka to start manufacturing Sinovax vaccine next month. Move to co-produce Sputnik V in Sri Lanka.
---
Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/srilankannewspodcast/message -
7 June 2021: 750 French naval personnel arrive under the bio bubble system.
750 French naval personnel arrive in Sri Lanka under the bio bubble system. UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe calls for a Parliamentary Select Committee to be appointed to look into the MV XPress Pearl incident.
---
Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/srilankannewspodcast/message