(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – The Sri Lankan Navy on Thursday apprehended ten Indian fishermen, along with one boat, near the Delft Island.
"Sri Lankan Navy arrests ten Indian fishermen"Category: LOCAL
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –The SLFP is against the budget proposal to fully open up the shipping sector to foreign companies, Ports and Shipping Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe said.
"SLFP OPPOSES SHIPPING SECTOR OPENING UP"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –The Government will sign an additional agreement to amend the payment clauses of the Hambantota Framework Agreement with China Merchant Port Holding Company Ltd (CMPort).
"HAMBANTOTA PORT PAYMENTS speeded up"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Chairperson of Office for National Unity and Reconciliation (ONUR) Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga met with the UN Secretary General António Guterres in New York during her recent visit.
"ONUR Chairperson meets UN Secretary General"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –President Maithripala Sirisena says every government is bound to give the educational rights to all children in the country not only in accordance with international charters but also under the constitution.
"Any government bound to give educational rights to all the children – President"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Sri Lanka is now formulating a legal structure and mechanisms to combat human smuggling and protecting its borders, Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff, Law and Order and Southern Development Minister Sagala Ratnayaka said.
"Strict laws to thwart human smuggling"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Under the Budget-2018 themed – Enterprise Sri Lanka- a credit scheme will be created with the allocation of Rs 15 billion for target small business sector.
"Rs 15 billion soft credit for small business sector"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –The Commissioner General of Examinations W.M.N.J. Pushpakumara has been transferred to the Ministry of Education, with immediate effect.
"Commissioner General of Exams transferred to ministry"
Prof. Gunapala Malalasekera who took Sri Lankan pride to world forum was an outstanding personality of the era –President
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Professor Gunapala Malalasekera Commemorative Ceremony was held under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena at the BMICH, yesterday(14).
"Prof. Gunapala Malalasekera who took Sri Lankan pride to world forum was an outstanding personality of the era –President"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –The Government of Sri Lanka appointed Kim Im-kweon as the new Honorary Consul of Sri Lanka in Busan with effect from 30th October 2017.
"New Honorary Consul in Busan appointed"