The 2nd Experts Meeting on the Migration Partnership between Sri Lanka and Switzerland reviewed the progress made under the Migration Partnership since its launch in 2016 and discussed the priorities and challenges for the future. The two sides reaffirmed their commitment to enhancing bilateral cooperation on migration issues, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

The EU has urged Sri Lanka to lift the import restrictions, preventing many European products from entering its market.

Sri Lanka’s first social innovation lab, Citra, joins hands with the National Innovation Agency to implement innovative approaches in public service delivery.

The Government is to proceed with a proposal to restructure public enterprises, based on a Cabinet paper put forward by President Ranil Wickremesinghe.

Sri Lanka government sticking to its watch word of ‘walk the talk’ is now set to fulfill a pledge given to expatriate workers by implementing a housing project exclusively for expatriate workers.

We have nothing to do with Pastor Jerome Fernando. He does not belong to the Catholic Church. We also denounce the statement he has made against Buddhism and other religions

The Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal presented by the President in his capacity as the Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies to proceed with the restructuring of public enterprises based on the policy Proposal which has been drawn up by the Public Enterprises Restructuring Unit.

Two suspects have been arrested by the Katunayake Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) Police for stealing 14 gemstones from the high-speed mail bags brought to the airport by the Colombo Central Mail Exchange to be sent on a flight scheduled to travel from BIA to Sydney, Australia.

But Minister assures no power cuts
Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekara says the Norochcholai Power Plant’s Unit 3 will be shut down for 100 days, from 13 June, for scheduled maintenance.