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As part of her enterprising and humanitarian foreign policy, the Government of the Republic of Turkey is donating urgent medical equipment and medicines to the Government of Sri Lanka to ease the hardship faced by the Sri Lankan people during these challenging times. The first consignment, including urgent medicines, arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport, […]
By Hiran H.Senewiratne ‘Sri Lanka is located at the heart of a vital global shipping line and more than 45000 ships and an equal number of aircraft navigate this route via Sri Lanka’s Dondra head annually. However, not a single ship nor aircraft is enabled to make a stop-over at Dondra for bunkering, re-fueling and […]
By Hiran H.Senewiratne The CSE turned negative yesterday having traded with a bullish run for 12 consecutive days due to profit- takings of many counters, especially blue-chip counters. This development could be considered as the market correction, stock market analysts said. Sri Lanka’s shares fell over 1 per cent in mid-day trade, pulled down by […]
By Ifham Nizam On the instructions of the Agriculture Ministry, the Paddy Marketing Board yesterday began purchasing Yala paddy harvest from farmers. Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said that necessary steps have been taken to start the purchasing of paddy at a good price this week and a ministerial paper has already been submitted for the […]
Under the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau’s Visiting Journalists & Blogger Programs, a group of high-profile Indian media personnel was invited to Sri Lanka from July 3 to July 11, to re-discover Indo-Sri Lanka historical relationships. Eight media personnel representing several key states & cities of India, including Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Kolkata, Bangalore and Hyderabad […]
75 years of India’s Independence was celebrated with great fervor in different parts of Sri Lanka on 15 August 2022. The celebrations this year are a part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ initiative, a global campaign to commemorate 75 years of a progressive and self-reliant India through numerous activities and events. The main event […]
Sri Lanka s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry met the Colombo-based Ambassadors and High Commissioners at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a briefing on current developments ahead of the 51st session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Investors in government's treasury bills and bonds wait for directions from Thursday's policy rate decision
Market has been on the rise due political stability hope after months of protests
Sri Lanka s Minister of Power and Energy says that India s Adani Green Energy has been issued provisional approvals for two wind energy projects in Mannar and Pooneryn for an investment of over USD 500 million.
Regional Director for Asia-Pacific from the United Nations Development Coordination Office (UNDCO) David McLachlan-Karr arrived in Sri Lanka today (16 August).
Delisted Tamil groups face being banned again if financing of terrorism resumes, the Ministry of Defence said today. According to the blacklisting and delisting of persons, 577 individuals and 18 organizations were blacklisted in the year 2021 for financing terrorism under the United Nations Regulation No. 01 of 2012. After a series of discussions and […]
Sri Lanka briefed Colombo based diplomats on the human rights issue ahead of the 51st session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry met the Colombo-based Ambassadors and High Commissioners at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a briefing on current developments ahead of the 51st session of the […]
Sri Lanka is to benefit from a new trading scheme launched by the United Kingdom (UK). The UK’s new Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) is one of the most generous sets of trading preferences of any country in the world, and will benefit Sri Lanka by boosting the economy and supporting jobs. Sri Lanka will also continue […]
Azerbaijan has detained 10 Sri Lankans in the liberated Fuzul. The Trend news agency said that the Azerbaijani State Border Service had confirmed the arrests of the 10 Sri Lankans. Further details were not yet made available. (Colombo Gazette)
Issuing a clarification on Sri Lanka lifting the ban imposed on several Tamil diaspora organisations, the Defence Ministry says that such inclusions and exclusions for blacklisted individuals and organizations are routinely carried out by relevant authorities after observation and careful study over a continuous period of time.
Britain has launched a scheme to extend tariff cuts to hundreds of products, such as clothes and food, from developing countries including Sri Lanka, part of London s post-Brexit efforts to set up systems to replace those run by the European Union.
Cabinet approval has been granted for the Cabinet paper submitted by President Ranil Wickremesinghe for the implementation of national guidelines and minimum standards for child development centers in Sri Lanka.
Regional Director for Asia-Pacific from the United Nations Development Coordination Office David McLachlan-Karr arrived in Sri Lanka today (16 August). McLachlan-Karr will meet with Government, the Opposition, civil society, the diplomatic community and others. He will also travel to Jaffna to meet with Government and civil society groups there. His discussions with officials in Sri […]
With the view of encouraging service exporters to repatriate their export proceeds into the country, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka has withdrawn the mandatory requirement to convert service export receipts/proceeds, that are received in Sri Lanka on or after 12 August 2022. The service exporters may use their export proceeds so repatriated to Sri […]
The United States (US) is facilitating the electrification of three-wheelers in Sri Lanka. The US Government, through its development agency, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is committed to accelerating clean energy to drive social and economic sustainable growth in Sri Lanka. Minister of Power and Energy, Kanchana Wijesekera and the U.S. Ambassador to […]
Iran has assured continued assistance to Sri Lanka, the Sri Lanka Foreign Ministry said today. The Ambassador of Iran Hashem Ashjazadeh called on the Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Foreign Minister referred to the longstanding cordial relations and briefed the Ambassador on the economic downturn that Sri Lanka is […]
The MPs’ political engagement “in a highly sensitive issue such as this” was “totally unnecessary”, Herath tweeted.
The Court of Appeal today dismissed a writ application filed by UK passport holder Kayleigh Fraser challenging her deportation. The visa of the foreigner who promoted the Gota Go Gama (GGG) protests, had been cancelled. The Immigration and Emigration Department had cancelled the visa of the British passport holder. Immigration officers had recently visited the […]
With the view of encouraging service exporters to repatriate their export proceeds into the country, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has withdrawn the mandatory requirement to convert service export receipts'proceeds, that are received in Sri Lanka on or after 12 August 2022.
"We are setting up this to improve the quality of journalism in the country and to raise it to international standards."
Laugfs Gas company says that a ship carrying 3,120 metric tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) arrived at the Hambantota Port this morning (16).
The MoU had been delayed since June 2021.
Sri Lanka has enough capacity to manage the next two weeks, while Unit 1 was brought back online.
“Fuel price revisions will take place again on September 01,” the ministry official said on Tuesday August 16.