Education Minister says President Jayewardene, an example to politicians
Late President J. R. Jayewardene was a pragmatic and farsighted leader who enabled the country to keep pace with modern international trends. Present day...
VAT on imported fabric reduced to 5 percent
Minister of Finance and Mass Media Mangala Samaraweera considering the requests made by the stakeholders in the fabric industry has reduced the Value Added...
National Ozone day celebration held under President’s patronage
President Maithripala Sirisena says all must fulfill their respective duties to preserve the Ozone Layer, which is a wonderful creation of the nature to...
Many activities during the Information Week’ to promote RTI
The Finance and Mass Media Ministry has taken steps to implement the mobile service ‘Right to Information to the Village’ and various competitions will...
World Bank commits US$ 200 million to elevate Sri Lanka’s public...
The World Bank has committed US$ 200 million to upgrade the standards of performance of Sri Lanka's public health system under the Second Health...
Strong gusty winds over the island
Fairly strong gusty winds up to 50 kmph can be expected over the island, particularly in Central, North-Western, North-Central and Southern provinces and Badulla...
Task of every citizen to control marine pollution
It is the responsibility of every citizen to control pollution of the marine environment of Sri Lanka. Every citizen should recognise the seriousness of...
New Mahanayake Thera appointed
Most Ven. Dr. Kolonnawe Sri Sumangala Thera who has been appointed the new Mahanayake Thera of the Sri Lanka Amarapura Nikaya’s Siri Sumana Chapter...
Rs 10 mn initiatives to boost SME packaging, competitiveness
The Ministry of Industry and Commerce has launched new initiatives to strengthen local SME packaging sector.
This initiative will be carried out in two stages...
Typhoon Mangkhut delayed SriLankan Airlines flight to Canton
SriLankan Airlines has issued an urgent statement that the SriLankan Airlines’ flight UL880 from Colombo to Canton on 16th September will be delayed.
This was...
