(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) –The Department of Immigration and Emigration announces that it is compulsory to make an appointment to obtain passport services and an advance date and time should be reserved when applying for passports under the one day and normal service.
"Department of Immigration and Emigration says appointment compulsory to obtain passport services"Author: chanaka inoj
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) –The World Bank on Tuesday said it is not planning to provide any new financing to Sri Lanka until an adequate economic policy framework is in place.
"World Bank not planning to offer new financing to Sri Lanka, repurposing from approved projects"
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed new Secretaries to 23 ministries, President’s Media Division said.
"President appoints new Secretaries to 23 Ministries"
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – Quad leaders have reiterated their desire to combat terrorism and have denounced the use of terrorist proxies.
"At Tokyo Summit, Quad leaders resolve to combat terrorism, denounce terrorist proxies"
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – Noting that defence and security cooperation was a crucial pillar of the India-US bilateral agenda, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden on Tuesday discussed how this collaboration could be further strengthened.
"PM Modi and US President Biden meet in Tokyo, discuss stronger defence and security cooperation"
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – Nineteen young children and two adults have died in a shooting at a primary school in south Texas.
"Texas shooting: 19 children among dead in primary school attack"
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) –The Minister of Foreign Affairs Prof. G. L. Peiris met the UN Resident Coordinator in Colombo, Hanaa Singer- Hamdy on 23 May, 2022 to discuss multiple impacts arising out of the current economic situation in the country such as supply of essential items, concerns regarding food security and livelihood matters.
"UN assures assistance to Sri Lanka in addressing current economic challenges"
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) –USAID Administrator Samantha Power Monday had called Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to discuss how USAID is responding to the country’s political and economic crises.
"USAID Administrator Samantha Power calls Sri Lanka PM, offers USAID’s support to overcome crisis"
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) –Sri Lanka state fuel distributor, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (Ceypetco) has taken steps to increase fuel prices from 3.00 am Tuesday, May 24, 2022.
"Fuel prices, bus fares revised from today"
New Foreign Employment Minister calls on migrant workers to send $ 500 mn a month to eliminate queues, shortages
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) –Manusha Nanayakkara, new Minister of Labor and Foreign Employment has said that $ 500 million a month worker remittances should be brought to Sri Lanka through migrant workers to find solutions to the gas queues, petrol queues, power cuts and shortage of medicines.
"New Foreign Employment Minister calls on migrant workers to send $ 500 mn a month to eliminate queues, shortages"