In the wake of an uptick in COVID-19 infections in the South-East Asian region, the Health Ministry in Sri Lanka urged the general public to abide by health precautions in the context of a slight increase in the number of cases already visible at present in the country.

The country’s population of retirees and demographic shift of experienced workers see a negative transformation with the current economic state of the country.

US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has noted the extraordinary contribution made by the current US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung on the 120th anniversary of the arrival of the first Korean immigrants to America.

The increase of duty-free allowance given to expatriate workers at the airport will be in effect from yesterday (May 01), the Ministry of Labour & Foreign Employment says.

The Lotus Tower in Colombo witnessed its first skydiving event recently to promote the island's tourism industry internationally.

While expressing surprise on the US decision to blacklist him and his family from entering US, North Western Province Governor Wasantha Karannagoda yesterday said that there is ‘something else’ behind the move.

Korea has agreed to provide 8,000 job opportunities for Sri Lankans in Korea this year, exceeding the job quota of 6,500 offered earlier. Korea’s Human Resources Department Director based in Sri Lanka had a discussion with Labour and Foreign Employment Minister Manusha Nanayakkara and the agreement was reached during the discussion yesterday morning (26).

A discussion on promoting cultural tourism between Sri Lanka and China was at the Religious and Cultural Affairs Ministry recently.

International Chamber of Commerce Sri Lanka (ICCSL) will co-host a webinar titled “Exploring Trade & Investment Opportunities: Strengthening Business Ties Between Sarawak & Sri Lanka” via zoom at 11.30 a.m. Sri Lanka time.