The machinery brought down to clean the coastal areas polluted by the X-Press Pearl disaster is to be used for a new purpose - to tidy up the tourism beachline.
The Youth Forum Leadership Summit 2023, organized by the U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka in celebration of the 75th anniversary of bilateral relations between Sri Lanka and the United States, commenced this morning (13) in Colombo with the participation President Ranil Wickremesinghe, U.S. Ambassador Julie Chung, and 60 Youth Forum members from across Sri Lanka.
Power and energy minister Kanchana Wijesekara claims to have received information about a conspiracy to create an economic crisis before the local government polls next month.
Appreciating the financial assurances provided by creditors thus far towards achieving Board approval from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) welcomed the timely announcements by India, Paris Club members including members such as Japan, U.S. and UK, and non-members such as Hungary, calling it "highly encouraging and appreciated by the business community at this time."
The heads of labour recruitment agencies in Oman requested the Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment Manusha Nanayakkara to take immediate steps to digitalize the foreign employment sector in order to avoid the procedural delays in the recruitment of Sri Lankan workers for jobs in Oman.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that culture is the bridge of reconciliation and development and explained the government’s policy towards this end at the vesting ceremony of the Jaffna Cultural Centre (JCC) which was completed with funds of Rs. 13,500 million provided by India.
The chairman of Jamaat-e-Islami – Sri Lanka, M.H. Haqbar has been released from charges emanating from the Easter Sunday terror attacks.
A demurrage of more than Rs. 30 million will have to be paid for the 14th coal shipment due to delays in payments, said Lanka Coal Company.
The Plan-B Collective calls for the continuation of the struggle initiated by the late Mangala Samaraweera for reconciliation among the communities.
The Election Commission is facing a shortage of vehicles for use in purposes relating to the upcoming local government polls after the treasury has ordered restrictions.
