(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday made an inspection tour of the China-funded US$ 1.4 billion real estate development, Colombo Port City project.
"Sri Lanka PM inspects progress of Colombo Port City development"Category: Top Story
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Sri Lanka’s first ever European Union mandated GSP exporter listing call went live on the web yesterday with the launch of Sri Lanka Department of Commerce’ revamped website, doc.gov.lk.
"SL’s EU exports enhance to USD 3.1 bn"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –According to the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development figures the highest contribution to the increase in the total fish production in the year 2017 is from the coastal fishing industry.
"Coastal fishing largest contributor to fish production"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Strict legal action will be taken against local government elections candidates who distribute monetary or material subsidies funded personally or from public money as a part of their election campaign, the Elections Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya said.
"Strict legal action against candidates violating election laws, Election Chief warns"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Taro Kono will undertake an official visit to Sri Lanka on 5th January 2018. A visit of a Japanese Foreign Minister takes place after 15 years.
"Japanese Foreign Minister to visit Sri Lanka"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –A new insurance scheme has been introduced for six varieties of crops including paddy from the forthcoming Maha season with minimum premium from farmers.
"New crop insurance scheme introduced for six crops" (COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Colombo Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development says the fish exports increased significantly afer the ban imposed by the European Union on the island’s fishery products lifted last year.
"Fish exports increased by over 45% this year after EU ban lifted"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –India’s High Commission in Colombo has announced 175 undergraduate and post- graduate scholarships for meritorious Sri Lankan students to study in India under the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) scholarship scheme.
"India offers scholarships to Sri Lankan students for higher education in India"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Sri Lanka has been ranked the first in the South Asian region on the newly published Global Food Security Index 2017, obtaining 66th place in the global ranking.
"Sri Lanka first in South Asia in Food Security"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development, Mahinda Amaraweera said exporters should take the responsibility to supply the highest quality seafood products to overseas markets as the competition for a share in the global market is high.
"Sri Lanka exporters asked to supply high quality seafood to overseas markets"