President plants turmeric in import substitution drive
Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has planted a turmeric plant in his garden as part of efforts to grow five plants in 1.5 million...
Court proceedings limited from May 3 to 7
All proceedings in court complexes will be limited from the 3rd to 7th of May, says the Senior Advisor to Justice Minister, President’s Counsel,...
JVP celebrates International Labour Day
The Conference titled Let’s Defeat Capitalism and Build People’s Power for Socialism organized by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) for the International Labour Day...
Closure of schools until May 7, states Education Minister
Considering the current COVID-19 pandemic situation in the country, the Education Ministry has decided to extend the closure of schools until May 7, Education...
28th death anniversary of Ranasinghe Premadasa held at Hulftsdorp
The 28th death anniversary of late President Ranasinghe Premadasa was held at the Premadasa statue near the Hulftsdorp Courts Complex yesterday, May 1.
Maha Sangha,...
President to make country first in world to end use of chemical fertilizers
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, at a discussion held at the Presidential Secretariat on Thursday, April 29, said that Sri Lanka would be the first in...
Ministry of Health receives cold chain equipment from UNICEF supported by Japan
Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Health has received the first batch of cold chain equipment procured by UNICEF with funding from the Government of Japan...
Sri Lanka – Oman bilateral cooperation in food sector proposed
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Sultanate of Oman, Ameer Ajwad met with Chief Executive Officer, Saleh M. Al Shanfari of Oman Food Investment...
ILO ready to work with CBSL to drive economy via MSE power
The International Labour Organisation (ILO), which has conceptualized and introduced a viable Value Chain Financing (VCF) model for the coconut and coir industry in...
2,000 bed-field hospital to be built in Gampaha
A 2,000 bed-field hospital will be built in Warallawatta in Gampaha to cope with present pandemic situation, Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said.
It is planned...