Monthly Archive: August 2024

The 08th Global Botanic Gardens Congress took place at the Suntec Convention Center in Singapore from 06 to 08 August with the theme “Botanical Gardens People and Humanity for a Sustainable Future”. Approximately 900...

There will be showers or thundershowers at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa, and North-western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle, and Matara districts.  Showers or thundershowers are expected in Western, Sabaragamuwa, and North-western provinces, as...

Relinquishing duties to which he was committed about 37 years, the Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy, Rear Admiral Pradeep Rathnayake retired from naval service yesterday (16) Commander of the Navy, Vice...

Prevailing showery condition are expected to continue in the south-western part of the island due to the low-level atmospheric disturbance in the vicinity of Sri Lanka during today. Today, the south-western part of the...

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed Justice R. M. Sobitha Rajakaruna as the Acting President of the Court of Appeal. Court of Appeal Justice Rajakaruna took oaths this morning (16) before the President at the...

In a Strategic move to promote International Fair Trade and foster global cooperation, Sri Lanka officially signed the Framework of Cooperation (FOC) with international fair trade networks in Colombo recently. The signing ceremony, attended...

Mrs. Kushani Rohanadeera, the Secretary General of Parliament stated that the Parliament will meet only on Wednesday, the 21st of the second sitting week of August. This was decided at the Committee on Parliamentary...

The 13th Sri Lanka Economic Research Conference (SLERC) 2024 of the Sri Lanka Forum of University Economists (SLFUE) was held at General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka, on 9th August 2024. The...

The prevailing showery condition over the South Western parts of the Island is forecasted to be temporarily enhanced today and tomorrow. There is expected to be an increase in showery conditions over the South...

In a landmark keynote address at the University Lecturers’ Conference held at the Water’s Edge Hotel recently , President Ranil Wickremesinghe revealed plans to provide relief for personal income tax in the near future. The...