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Chief of Staff to the President and National Security Advisor (NSA) Mr Sagala Ratnayaka led the Sri Lanka delegation to the 20th IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's premier Security Summit held in Singapore from 2 – 4 June 2023.
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Myanmar, Janaka Bandara met with the Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister of Myanmar, Lieutenant General Soe Htut recently at the Ministry of Home Affairs in Nay Pyi Taw.
Sri Lanka-born Ayesha Smart living in the United Kingdom has become the youngest ever non-white and minority ethnic judge in the Crown Court  which predominantly deals with serious cases of criminal offences in England and Wales.
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa appealed to a US delegation to help rebuild Sri Lanka’s economy. He also requested the delegation to assist the various sectors that had collapsed following the economic crisis. Premadasa had talks with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Asia, Robert Kaproth and his delegation. Members of the Freedom People’s Congress […]
A Parliament committee has been appointed to investigate the MT New Diamond and X-press Pearl incidents. Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said that the Select Committee of Parliament to investigate into and to make suitable recommendations relating to the disasters caused by New Diamond and X-press Pearl Vessels in the Maritime Zone of Sri Lanka will […]
A minor tremor measuring 2.0 on the Richter scale was reported in Gampola. The Geological Survey & Mines Bureau (GSMB) said that the tremor was reported last night (Monday) at approximately 10.49 p.m. There were no reports of any damage caused by the tremor. Several minor tremors had been felt in various parts of Sri […]
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) through the European Union (EU)-funded BESPA-FOOD (Best Standardized Practices for the Agri-Food Sector) project will support the government to establish a well-coordinated food safety system in the country.
Former Sri Lanka fast bowler Lasith Malinga has made contact with a young boy, seen on a video bowling just like him. Malinga had earlier posted a video on his Facebook of the young boy and asked his followers to help him find the boy. In a new post, Malinga said that he had made contact […]
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) says it is committed to working closely with its partners to achieve a food-secure and safe Sri Lanka. The FAO, through the European Union (EU)-funded BESPA-FOOD (Best Standardized Practices for the Agri-Food Sector) project, will support the Government to establish a well-coordinated food safety system […]
By Sathiya Moorthy In a tweet in mid-May, the US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, tweeted on ‘strategic ties’ India and Sri Lanka as if one existed already. The tweet followed a meeting between Amb Garcetti and Milinda Moragoda, the Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India. “As strategic partners, the US, India, and Sri Lanka […]
Indian police on Monday seized 240kg of cannabis and arrested eight people at Sullurupeta in Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh that was planned to be dispatched to Sri Lanka.
Chief of Staff to the President and National Security Advisor (NSA) Sagala Ratnayaka led the Sri Lanka delegation to the 20th IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s premier Security Summit held in Singapore from 2 – 4 June 2023. The highly anticipated summit commenced on 2 June with a powerful Keynote address delivered by Australian Prime Minister […]
Sri Lanka Customs has intercepted a container with illegally-imported goods from Dubai to the tune of Rs. 300 million.
The Cabinet of Ministers, on Monday (June 05), gave its approval for a resolution pertaining to the Value-Added Tax (VAT) and the Simplified Value-Added Tax (SVAT).
The Cabinet approval has been granted to publish the revised national policy and strategic framework for the prevention and control of chronic non-communicable diseases in Sri Lanka in the Government Gazette and to implement it.
The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to reduce the maximum retail prices of 60 types of medicine by 16 percent.The post Cabinet approves proposal to reduce Maximum Retail Prices of 60 types of medicine appeared first on ONLANKA News - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Live Updates - Sri Lanka News.
Sri Lanka has appointed a special parliamentary committee to look into the damages caused by MV X-Press Pearl and MT New Diamond maritime disasters and to make necessary recommendations.The post Sri Lanka appointed Special parliamentary committee to probe New Diamond, X-Press Pearl disasters appeared first on ONLANKA News - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Live Updates - Sri Lanka News.
The cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal made by the Minister of Health to publish the revised National Policy and Strategic Framework for the Prevention and Control of Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases in Sri Lanka in the Government Gazette and to implement it. Diseases like heart disease, stroke, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes are the […]
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Sri Lanka to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) and to take the necessary steps for legislation to enforce the provisions of the said agreement. The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on […]
The Cabinet of Ministers granted concurrence to the resolution forwarded by the Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies to remove most of the releases from Value Added Tax (VAT), further retaining releases that ease the pressure on low – income families to secure the fundamental sectors of the economy as well as the […]
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Two officers of Alawathugoda Agrarian Service Center have been arrested by the Bribery Commission for soliciting a bribe of Rs. 100,000.The post Two officers of Agrarian Service Centre arrested for soliciting a bribe appeared first on ONLANKA News - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Live Updates - Sri Lanka News.
India and Sri Lanka have decided to fast-track the grant project for the construction of sanitation units in Batticaloa district.
Power Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera on Monday (June 05) held a discussion with the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary to the Treasury, Robert Kaproth on Sri Lanka s ongoing energy sector reforms and commitments to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
A minor tremor with a magnitude of 2.0 on the Richter scale is reported in Gampola, the Geological Survey Mines Bureau (GSMB) says.
The maiden international cruise vessel between Chennai and Sri Lanka “MV Empress” was formally flagged off by the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal in Chennai yesterday (Monday). The occasion also marked the inauguration of an international cruise tourism terminal, set up at a cost of ₹ 17.21 crore at the Chennai Port. The […]
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TOKYO —The bereaved kin of a Sri Lankan woman who died while detained in a Nagoya immigration facility in 2021 despite her pleas for medical treatment have expressed their dismay over recent news that a female doctor at the Osaka Regional Immigration Services Bureau is suspected of having worked under the influence of alcohol. Speaking […]
‘Broadcasting Authority a political mechanism led by Media Secretary’ By Shamindra Ferdinando Top Opposition spokesman Prof. G. L. Peiris yesterday (05) alleged that President Ranil Wickremesinghe intended to silence television and radio stations through the proposed Broadcasting Authority Bill (BAB). The former External Affairs Minister asserted that the BAB was part of a destructive political [&...
By Jehan Perera The re-emergence of Donald Trump in the United States is a reminder that change is not permanent. Former President Trump is currently utilising the grievances of the white population in the United States with regard to the economic difficulties that many of them face to make the case that they need to […]