SL given priority in Indian COVID vaccine, says Indian External Affairs Minister
India will give priority to Sri Lanka when exporting its COVID-19 vaccine, said Indian External Affairs Minister, Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar yesterday, January 6, when...
Prime Minister opens refurbished Public Relations Unit
The refurbished Prime Minister’s Public Relations Unit in the R. A. De Mel Mawatha, Kollupitiya was opened by Prime Minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday,...
Defense Secretary denies acquisition of state sector institutions by military
Defense Secretary General (Retd) Kamal Gunaratne said the driving license printing project taken over by the Army was a temporary measure following a cabinet...
Paddy Marketing Board to buy paddy at guaranteed prices
The Cabinet of Ministers approved Agriculture Minister, Mahindananda Aluthgamage’s proposal to implement the Paddy Purchasing Programme of the Maha Cultivation Season yesterday, January 5.
The...
ආචාර්ය දයාන් ජයතිලක සමගි ජන බලවේගයේ නායක සජිත් ප්රේමදාස මහතාගේ ජාත්යන්තර කටයුතු ජ්යෙෂ්ඨ උපදේශක
ප්රවීණ දේශපාලන න්යායාචාර්යවරයෙක්, විශ්ලේශකයෙක් මෙන්ම ප්රකට රාජ්ය තාන්ත්රිකයෙක් වන ආචාර්ය දයාන් ජයතිලක මහතා විපක්ෂ නායක සහ සමගි ජන බලවේගයේ නායක සජිත් ප්රේමදාස මහතාගේ ජාත්යන්තර...
Norway takes up non-permanent member seat at the UN Security Council
On Monday, January 4, 2021, Norway took up a seat in the United Nations Security Council for the 2021-2022 term as a non-permanent member....
Legislation in Parliament today to increase legal working age to 16
The Government will present legislation in parliament today, January 5, to amend Sri Lanka’s labour laws, changing the minimum age of employment from 14...
SLPA lays foundation stone for a new Container Freight Station
As a regional hub port, the Port of Colombo has taken steps to develop port supply facilities in line with the National Policy Framework, developing...
India’s Minister of External Affairs arrives in Sri Lanka today
Minister of External Affairs of India, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will travel to Sri Lanka on Tuesday, January 05, on a visit to cement India’s relationship...
68,000 Sri Lankans awaiting return, states Foreign Secretary
Approximately 68,000 Sri Lankans overseas have been wait-listed by the Foreign Ministry for repatriation, Foreign Secretary, Admiral Jayanath Colombage said.
He said that as the...