Proposal seeking PUCSL chairman’s removal tabled in parliament
The motion seeking the removal of Public Utilities Commission (PUCSL) Chairman Janaka Ratnayake from the institution’s membership and chairmanship has been tabled in the...
IMF Staff Concludes Visit to Sri Lanka
Colombo, Sri Lanka: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Messrs. Peter Breuer and Masahiro Nozaki conducted a staff visit to Colombo from May...
X-Press Pearl & New Diamond disasters: India seeks reimbursement from Sri Lanka for assistance
Sri Lanka has to pay INR 890 million to the Government of India for the support it extended when the New Diamond and X-Press...
S. Korean support ‘crucial’ to Sri Lanka’s recovery from food crisis
With Sri Lanka mired in a severe food crisis, support from South Korea is “crucial,” the South Asian country’s representative for the U.N. World...
Sinopec signs contract agreements to enter fuel retail market in Sri Lanka
The Contract Agreement has been signed, a short while ago, at the Presidential Secretariat with Sinopec Fuel Oil Lanka (Pvt) Ltd and its parent...
Health, petroleum and electricity again gazetted as essential services
The supply of electricity and all related services, the supply or distribution of petroleum products and fuel, and health services have been declared essential...
Brazil donates medical supplies to Sri Lanka
The Federative Republic of Brazil through the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC) donated to Sri Lanka a consignment of medical supplies including 10, 000 vials...
A new Housing Project for Expatriate Workers – A Dream Come True
Manusha Nanayakkara, Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment, has taken steps to initiate a housing project exclusively for expatriate workers.
This housing project is to...
Parliamentary Select Committee to investigate X-Press Pearl, New Diamond disasters
The Parliament of Sri Lanka has approved the appointment of a Select Committee to investigate matters relating to the damage caused by both the...
IMF staff team meets President Wickremesinghe
A team of staff from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) met with President Ranil Wickremesinghe this morning (11 May), following their arrival in Sri...