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Monkey export request: Chinese firm keen to proceed

By Skandha Gunasekara in The Morning, June 11, 2023The Government is awaiting the outcome of several court cases regarding the controversial request to export monkeys to China in order to take a decision, as the importer is keen on proceeding with the request, The Sunday Morning learns. Ministry of Agriculture Spokesman Dharma Wanninayake told The Sunday Morning that legal cases filed against the Government’s venture to export monkeys to China were proving to be an…

Monkey export request: Chinese firm keen to proceed

By Skandha Gunasekara in The Morning, June 11, 2023The Government is awaiting the outcome of several court cases regarding the controversial request to export monkeys to China in order to take a decision, as the importer is keen on proceeding with the request, The Sunday Morning learns. Ministry of Agriculture Spokesman Dharma Wanninayake told The Sunday Morning that legal cases filed against the Government’s venture to export monkeys to China were proving to be an…

EC sets 25 April as LG poll date despite Treasury Secy.’s absence

by Mirudhula Thambiah in The Morning, Mar 8, 2023Following a meeting with Government Printer Gangani Liyanage, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chandana D. Wickramaratne, and other relevant authorities, in which Secretary to the Treasury and Finance Ministry Mahinda Siriwardana was absent, the Election Commission (EC) has decided 25 April 2023, as the new date to conduct the Local Government poll, in keeping with the Supreme Court’s (SC) recent and related order. Speaking to The Daily…

A weakened CPN (Maoist Centre) steps up left unification efforts

by Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, Feb 14, 2023Prime Minister and CPN (Maoist Centre) chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Monday said his party is working on a merger of like-minded socialist and communist forces in order to create a socialist front. He also hinted that his party could shed the Maoist tag. Addressing a function organised at the Maoist Centre headquarters in Kathmandu to mark the “people’s war day,” Dahal appealed to all…

Taliban Supreme Leader Says Obeying His Orders is ‘Obligatory’

By Saqalain Eqbal in Khaama Press, Nov 14, 2022The Taliban supreme leader in a meeting with judges stated that enforcing Sharia law and obeying his orders are “Wajib” and stressed that the judges should not hesitate in implementing Hadd and Qisas. Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban’s spokesperson, described the judges’ meeting with Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban’s supreme leader, and quoted him as instructing them to apply Hadd and Qisas punishments in cases that meet the…