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Sri Lanka-India cooperation will heavily focus on connectivity, investment – Envoy
The future bilateral cooperation between Sri Lanka and India will heavily focus on connectivity and investment, says Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India Milinda Moragoda.
He stated this while addressing the 63rd National Defence Course…
Sri Lanka to conduct comprehensive national security review
President Ranil Wickremesinghe says a comprehensive national security review will be conducted to formulate modern security policies for the National Security Council.
The review, headed by (Retd.) Major General Channa Gunatillake, will…
Over 200,000 people facing drinking water issue due to arid weather
Minister of Agriculture Mahinda Amaraweera says the prevailing arid weather has destroyed at least 39,000 acres of paddy land across the country thus far.
A comprehensive report on the paddy crop damages is expected to be released in the…
Parliamentary debate on Sri Lanka Cricket next week
The Committee on Parliamentary Business has scheduled an Adjournment Debate on Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) moved by the Opposition for August 24.
This was announced at the committee meeting on August 11, chaired by Speaker Mahinda Yapa…
More than 39,000 acres of paddy land hit by arid weather thus far
Minister of Agriculture Mahinda Amaraweera says the prevailing arid weather has destroyed at least 39,000 acres of paddy land across the country thus far.
A comprehensive report on the paddy crop damages is expected to be released in the…
CBSL monitoring if bank lending rates are adequately lowered
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) is conducting special monitoring to determine if the lending rates have been adequately reduced by licensed commercial banks, Finance State Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya says.
The lawmaker…
Vietnam to expand economic cooperation with Sri Lanka
Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang has acceded to a request made by Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena to explore the possibility of new areas of trade and investments in addition to the current joint ventures in the…
Sri Lanka to accelerate initiative aimed at attracting 5 million tourists annually
President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday (Aug. 17) gave directives to accelerate efforts towards the goal of attracting 5 million tourists annually to Sri Lanka.
These directives were issued during a meeting at the Presidential…
Nearly 200,000 across the country affected by drought
The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) revealed that the number of individuals affected by prevailing dry weather across the island has neared 190,000.
The DMC points out that notably, people living in 52 Divisional Secretariat Divisions…
Sri Lankan PM says China is a true, decisive global leader
China has made a remarkable change in the international economic pattern to transfer its achievements to the global South for the betterment of mankind, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena says.
PM Gunawardena stated this on…