Sri Lanka’s overreliance on loans must come to an end, said President Gotabaya Rajapaksa adding the focus of the Government is on fostering investments. Speaking at the Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2020, the President...
The cyclonic storm BUREVI is expected to cause widespread rainfall across Sri Lanka over the next two days, with a likelohood of isolated extremely heavy rainfall on Wednesday and Thursday. The cyclonic storm ‘...
A group of 10 Sri Lankans evacuated from the war-torn Tigray region in Ethiopia, are scheduled to arrive in the island on Monday (Nov. 30), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. According to the...
The Severe Cyclonic Storm “NIVAR” over southwest Bay of Bengal is located near (10.2N, 82.0E) at 0230hrs today (25), 220km to the east of Kankasanthurai coast. It is very likely to intensify into a...
Opposition MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake commented on the newly established ministries during the committee stage debate of the 2021 budget in Parliament today. Speaking in Parliament the Minister mentioned that 8 institutions have been...
The name of United National Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has also been proposed to fill the UNP National List slot in Parliament. UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene said that despite some opposition, there...
Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena on Wednesday (18) told the Ambassadors of Italy, Germany, Netherlands, France, Romania and the EU Delegation based in Colombo, the import restrictions are reviewed. The Foreign Minister received the Ambassadors...
The Government proposed to increase the daily wage of plantation workers to Rs. 1,000 from January 2021. Delivering the Budget Speech, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said he intends to present to a legal framework...
The Cabinet of Minister approved the proposed Voluntary Retirement Scheme of Sri Lankan Airlines Ltd. The decision to implement the Voluntary Retirement Scheme was made due to the financial crisis faced by SriLankan Airlines...
It was a moment of utmost pride and patriotism for the Sri Lanka Air Force when it held the Commissioning and Wings Parade of the 61st Intake of Officers Cadets, 13th Lady Officer Cadets...
