Audit Bill would be taken up for debate soon – Speaker

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The National Audit Bill would be moved for debate in Parliament shortly after finalizing the Amendments to it, Speaker Karu Jayasuriya said. He said he...

Sri Lanka elected to the UNESCO committee for safeguarding of cultural...

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Sri Lanka was elected yesterday, 06th June 2018, to one of four (04) seats available for the Asia-Pacific, in the Intergovernmental Committee for the...

Sri Lanka takes part in the World Environment Day held in...

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Sri Lanka participated in the World Environment Day 2018, organized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in association with the global co-host for...

Cancer drugs from Russia to receive state approval

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Two cancer drugs imported from Russia did not cause any adverse effects on patients and applications have been forwarded to register two more drugs,...

GCE O/L subject Health to be made a compulsory subject

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On a Cabinet decision, 'Health' will be made a compulsory subject for the GCE (O/L) examination from next year, Cabinet spokesman and Minister, Gayantha...

Office of Missing Persons has no list of surrendees or of...

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The attention of the Office on Missing Persons (OMP) is drawn to several articles in the media as well as social media quoting its...

local dairy industry should be self sufficient by 2025 – President

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A meeting was held under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat, regarding development of the local dairy industry and consumption...

ICT industry can attain US$ 5 billion status – Prime Minister

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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said Sri Lanka’s ICT sector can attain the status of a $5 bn industry effectively with the right funding and...

Bond commission report does not contain 118 MPs taking Aloysius money...

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The Bond Commission report does not contain names of 118 MPs relating to any involvement in financial transactions, Attorney General Jayantha Jayasuriya PC said. Parliamentarian...

National Program to uplift rural entrepreneurs

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The government is to begin the national program to create jobs and new income generation methods for rural people. The pilot project on this...