(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – President Maithripala Sirisena who left Colombo for New York to attend the 72nd General Assembly of the United Nations arrived at the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York this morning (Sep. 18).
"President arrives in New York"Category: LOCAL
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – The second Accident Prevention Week has been organized by the Health Ministry together with the participation of all involved in accident prevention.
"Second Accident Prevention Week begins"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –The agreement on looking for missing persons is effective for the future and not the past said Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.
"PM says OMP agreement has no retrospective effect"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – The Office of the Missing Persons (OMP) is to come into operation on September 15.
"Missing Persons Office operational from Friday"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL), the electricity sector regulator, today opened the path for public to comment on issues pertaining to an electric vehicle charging stations (EVCS) and its users in order to identify and draft the required regulatory tools.
"PUCSL CALLS, PUBLIC VIEWS ON ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION REGULATION"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Foreign Minister Tilak Marapana during his official visit to New Delhi from 8th – 10th September called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
"Foreign Minister meets Indian PM"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – President Maithripala Sirisena has removed Deputy Minister of Tourism Development and Christian Religious Affairs Arundika Fernando from his Ministerial portfolios.
"President removes Arundika Fernando from Deputy Minister post"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –The first flag to launch the Flag Week to mark the National Prisoners’ Day which falls on September 12 was pinned on President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat today (Sep. 12).
"First flag pinned on President, marking Flag Week of National Prisoners’ Day"
After many months of fraught discussions and stiff opposition from political parties and citizens alike, Sri Lanka on Saturday (29) forged ahead with the signing of a billion-dollar deal with a Chinese State firm to take over the Hambantota Port. China Merchants Port Holdings Co., the state-owned Chinese port operator, has agreed to pay $1.12 billion for a 70% stake of Hambantota port leased for 99 years. The Chinese firm in a joint venture with SLPA…
"The Hambantota takeover"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), this week approved the disbursement of the third tranche of Sri Lanka’s Extended Fund Facility (EFF) amounting to US $167.2 Million.
"IMF approves disbursement of US $167.2 Million"