The Chinese government has reportedly agreed to grant a USD 1.5 billion package to Sri Lanka so that it may recover from the current economic crisis, Financial Ministry sources revealed.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that optimism, self-belief, and confidence in yourself and those in your teams will be at the heart of your success.
Sri Lanka will require the showing of a Covid-19 vaccination certificate for entry to public places starting from January 1, in a renewed attempt to prevent another surge in infections.
Residents of a quiet neighborhood in Pannipitiya are currently left heart broken and have reached out to the media seeking help to assist one of Sri Lanka's respected and qualified mathematics lecturers who taught thousands of students during his tenure at the Open University of Sri Lanka and who is now living in the most deplorable conditions and unsafe conditions being unable to fully fend for himself.
The Cabinet has decided to grant permission for coconut cultivation in all paddy lands that cannot be cultivated, said Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera.
The government is mulling a fuel price hike from midnight today, highly placed sources at the Ministry of Finance said.
The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has called on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to grant a presidential pardon to former Parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake.
The United National Party has questioned the absence of the Minister of Finance from Sri Lanka despite the ongoing financial crisis. Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa left for the United States yesterday morning (15).
The National People’s Power (NPP) comprising a number of progressive forces including political parties and civil society organisations will hold its national convention on 20 December at 9.00 am at the Monarch Imperial Conference Hall in Sri Jayewardenepura.
The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has been downgraded to B status by the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), a United Nations Institute of National Human Rights Organisation.
