President invites all political parties to accept ministerial portfolios
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa invited all political parties to come together to find solutions to the ongoing national crisis. The current crisis is a result of …
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Harsha wants a complete overhaul of Central Bank Monetary Board
Basic economic theory states that the main factor determining the efficiency of a market is confidence and with this, in mind, this government is clearly …
Indian External Affairs Minister calls on President
Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar who is on a three-day official visit to Sri Lanka called on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Monday. Dr. …
Defence Attachés of USA, France, Germany, Korea & Switzerland visit Hambantota Port
Defence Attachés (DAs) representing several countries made a recent tour of the port to familiarise themselves with the port's activities. Some of them showed …
High Comm Moragoda meets Minister of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Housing and Urban Affairs on bilateral energy cooperation
High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to India Milinda Moragoda met with the Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Housing and Urban Affairs of India Shri …
Indian naval vessels visit Hambantota International Port
Two Indian naval vessels visited the Hambantota International Port (HIP) for replenishments and husbandry services. The ships which arrived on the 9th were …
Cabinet reshuffle: New Ministers for Transport and Wildlife
Under the Cabinet reshuffle, two Cabinet Ministers and a State Minister were sworn in before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat today …
Reshuffle in Ministerial portfolios; Wimal, Gammanpila removed from portfolios: PMD
Minister of Industries Wimal Weerawansa and Minister of Energy Udaya Gammanpila, have been removed from their ministerial portfolios today (03) in accordance …
No other solution before this economic crisis throws Sri Lanka into social unrest, says Harsha
Sri Lanka will not be able to solve the current crisis by merely going to the IMF and need to engage with a whole range of multilateral, bilateral, and private …
All volumes including witness records of Easter attack hands over to Parliament
All the volumes, including the final report of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) into the Easter Sunday attacks and related witness records, have …
European Union urges Sri Lanka to continue reducing use of PTA
The European Union (EU) has urged Sri Lanka to continue reducing the use of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) and to undertake further practical and …
President instructs officials to implement new mechanism to expedite release of essential commodities
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa instructed the officials to take steps to immediately release the containers containing essential items at the custody of Customs. …
Gamini Senarath appointed new Secretary to President, Anura Dissanayake new Secretary to PM
Gamini Senarath, a senior official of the Sri Lanka Administrative Service, has been appointed as the new Secretary to the President. The letter of appointment …
We hope to transform ICT & BPM businesses into USD 3bn export sector soon, President assures Parliament
Transforming future Sri Lanka into a technologically driven country, the government hopes to transform ICT / BPM businesses into a USD 3 billion export sector …
SIR PONNAMBALAM ARUNACHALAM (1853-1924)
On the 98th Death Anniversary which falls on January 9, 2022 Compiled by Sega Nagendra and Suresh Murugaser, great grandchildren of Sir P. Arunachalam FAMILY …
Chinese FM assures to help Sri Lanka; signs agreement on Economic & Technical Cooperation
Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister WANG Yi assures that China will continue to do its best to provide all the necessary help and support to Sri …
Chinese FM calls on President; restructuring debt repayments, concessional trade-credit scheme discussed
A meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of China and Member of the State Council Wang Yi, and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was held at the …
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is not stepping down: PM Media Division
Prime Minister's Media Division says that there is no truth in the rumors circulating in the mainstream media and social media for several days and today that …
High Commissioner Milinda Moragoda meets India’s Deputy National Security Advisor
Sri Lanka's High Commissioner to India Milinda Moragoda met with the Deputy National Security Advisor of India Shri Pankaj Saran, on 27 November 2021 at …
Eran queries purpose of maintaining COPE if it cannot take actions
SJB MP Eran Wickremaratne speaking on the debate on COPE report in Parliament expressing his dismay said it was unfortunate that the COPE committee appointed …