Asian development Bank funding for the development of the tea plantation
Officials of the Asian Development Bank met the Minister of Plantation Industries and informed him of their commitment to fund the rehabilitation and development...
Stranded Somali fishermen rescued by Sri Lanka Navy
Sri Lanka Navy troops were able to rescue three Somali fishermen onboard a fishing vessel stranded at sea and bring them ashore during a...
Prime Minister of Thailand Prayut Chan to visit Sri Lanka
Prime Minister of Thailand Prayut Chan-o-cha will arrive at Sri Lanka on July 12th for a 2-day official visit, according to the Ministry of...
New secretary to the President Udaya R Seneviratne assumes duties
Senior administrative officer Udaya R Seneviratne has assumed duties as the new Secretary to the president at the Presidential Secretariat.
According to the presidents’ media...
9-hour water cut at Kotte, Colombo 5 tomorrow
The water supply to Kotte and Colombo 5 will be disrupted for nine hours tomorrow from 9 a.m. due to essential maintenance work, the...
National Audit Bill passed
The National Audit Bill which was postponed several times was passed in Parliament yesterday without a vote. The National Audit Bill is a key...
Govt. was never pressurized to handover Hambanthota port to China –...
The Rajapaksa regime borrowed $1320 million from the Chinese government for the construction of the Hambantota Port, but the Port Authority or the government...
Japanese Yen 100 billion loan for Section 3 of the Central...
Cabinet approval was granted this week to obtain a Japanese Yen 100 billion loan to complete the Section 3 of the Central Expressway (CEP)....
Sril Lanka proposes “Asian Emergency Response Task Force” for disaster management
Speaking at the 2018 Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) held at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, State Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources &...
NTC to launch new Google Maps facility
The National Transport Commission (NTC) would launch a Google Map facility to facilitate day-to-day public transportation by the year end, NTC Chairman M. A....
