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Steps have been taken to provide Rs. 2 million to each Grama Niladhari Division for road development under the “Conversation with the Village, Return to the Village with Work” programmes,...

Money and Capital Market and State Enterprise Reforms State Minister Ajith Nivard Cabraal stated that the Government has decided to increase the inflow of export and non-debt foreign exchange as...

A discussion was held under the patronage of Sisira Jayakody, State Minister of Indigenous Medicine Promotion, Rural and Ayurvedic Hospitals Development and Community Health regarding a diplomatic program to retrieve...

The international lobbying spree by the government gathered momentum today with 21 countries speaking in favour of Sri Lanka and 15 against during an Interactive Dialogue at the United Nations...

Sri Lanka today issued permission to bury the bodies of individuals who died of infection with COVID-19. Pavithra Wanniarachchi, Minister of Health, released an Extraordinary Gazette Notification amending the Quarantine...

Defence Secretary and National Security and Disaster Management State Ministry Secretary Gen. Kamal Gunaratne (Retd), arrived on Monday (Feb 22) at the Centre for Research and Development (CRD) in Pitipana...

Minister of Power, Dallas Alahapperuma told Parliament today (24) that the contract for the construction of power plants in the Delft Islands in Jaffna has not yet been given. Responding...

Eighteen countries have pledged to support Sri Lanka at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). These countries have already announced that they would oppose any move to adopt a...

An ancient Ola leaf original copy of the “Mahavamsa” (Great Chronicle) currently kept at the library of the University of Peradeniya is to be declared as a UNESCO World Heritage....

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan who concluded a two-day official visit to Sri Lanka on Wednesday has announced a new $50 million credit line facility to Sri Lanka for defense...

The final report of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) to investigate and inquire into the Easter Sunday attacks that was presented to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been handed over...

Hon. Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva was elected as the President of the Sri Lanka – Pakistan Parliamentary Friendship Association whilst Hon. Rauff Hakeem, Hon. A. Aravindh Kumar and Hon....

Candidates who have not received their 2020 Admission Cards for G.C. E. Ordinary Level Examination can be downloaded from website, as stated by the Department of Examination. Consequently, the relevant...

A short while ago, the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) elected President Saliya Pieris as its new President. According to BASL Secretary, Attorney-at-Law Rajeev Amarasuriya, Pieris was elected President...

Dinesh Gunawardena, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has called on all member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to oppose any resolutions against Sri Lanka. Full Statenment Madam...

Mahindananda Aluthgamage, Minister of Agriculture says the government aims to control the rice mafia by keeping a reserve of 300,000 metric tons of paddy. The government has allocated Rs. 23...

According to the Department of Government Information, the Cabinet of Ministers has issued permission to buy 3.5 million Covid-19 vaccines from the United Kingdom. Sri Lanka State Pharmaceutical Corporation will,...

Minister Ramesh Pathirana asserts, the Government is aiming to vaccinate 14 million people within the next couple of months. He said this responding to a question raised by a journalist...

PMD: The six-member Committee appointed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to study the Report of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) into Easter Sunday attacks has been entrusted with a wide...

Prof. GL Peiris, Minister of Education, said that the flexibility of children’s ideas and emotions develops in childhood and that the Scout Movement plays a vital role in developing those...

On the invitation of Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa, Prime Minister Imran Khan will undertake a two-day official visit to Sri Lanka from 23 February 2021. This will...

As a carrier of development news to the masses, the Media Centre for National Development marked its inauguration today (17) at a charm ceremony held at the Department of Government...

The Sri Lanka Consulate General in Mumbai together with the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) successfully connected Sri Lankan fresh fruits exporters (avocado and passion fruit) with high-end supermarkets in...

The Minister of Education Professor G.L. Peiris says the relationship between the student and the teacher is very important and hence the distance education is not at all an alternative...

The Ministry of Mass Media has appealed to the Secretary of the Ministry of Health to prioritize the inoculation program for Covid-19 journalists. The Secretary of the Mass Media Ministry...

A branch of the Business Service Center network that facilitate the promotion of entrepreneurship will be set up in the Badulla district Under this, the people of the district will...