Monthly Archive: December 2024

Ambassador of Sri Lanka and Permanent Representative to UNESCAP, Wijayanthi Edirisinghe held a meeting with the Secretary General of the National Economic and Social Development Council of Thailand, Danucha Pichayanan recently. The NESDC, as...

“We will not allow the trust the people have placed in us to be undermined in any way,” stated President Anura Kumara Dissanayake during a meeting with the heads of state media today (13)....

A special discussion on the RIVER project was held recently at the Ministry of Plantation Industries, chaired by  Minister Samitha Vidyarathna, with the participation of the Ministry Secretary, French representatives, project teams, and officials...

There will be showers or thundershowers at intervals in the Northern, North-central, and North-western provinces. Showers or thundershowers are expected to occur intermittently in the Northern, North-central, and North-western provinces of the country. Residents...

Rs. 232 million has been the expected revenue from the Department of Excise for the year 2024, and the Department of Excise has stated that the department has been able to collect a revenue...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has affirmed its support for the Sri Lankan Government’s initiatives to build a developed and prosperous nation. During a high-level meeting at the Presidential Secretariat today (12), the UAE...

The Sri Lanka Navy opened its 1062nd Reverse Osmosis (RO) plant on 11th December 2024 as part of its Naval Social Responsibility (NSR) project. The inauguration ceremony took place at St. Lawrence’s Church in Urumalai, Talaimannar,...

Mr. Hari Menon, Country Director for India and Lead – Policy and Government Relations, Southeast Asia of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya at...

Officials should interact with the public in a humane manner while providing public services Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya emphasized the need for policies and decisions to be data-driven for the benefit of school...

Initial talks at the ministry level were conducted today (11) for the planning of the National Budget 2025 with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake present at the Presidential Secretariat. The discussion centered on budget suggestions...