A high-level meeting chaired by the Minister of Water Supply and Estate Infrastructure Development, Jeevan Thondaman was held recently between officials of the Ministry, the Water Board, and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to finalise significant reforms in the water sector. MORE..
28 May 2023 (11:58 PM)
Sri Lanka conducted a Strategic Risk Assessment Workshop from 16-18 May 2023 to complement the International Health Regulations (IHR, 2005) core capacity of preparedness. MORE..
27 May 2023 (11:29 PM)
The Foreign Employment Bureau (SLBFE) has arrested a South Korean national residing in Kottawa area for defrauding LKR 25 million through a foreign employment scam. MORE..
28 May 2023 (1:28 AM)
India s major opposition parties on Sunday boycotted the inauguration of a new Parliament building by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a rare show of unity against his Hindu nationalist ruling party, which has ruled for nine years and is seeking a third term in next year s elections. MORE..
28 May 2023 (4:50 PM)
U.S. President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy reached a tentative deal to raise the federal government s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling on Saturday evening, ending a months-long stalemate. MORE..
28 May 2023 (9:51 AM)
India has done more for Sri Lanka than the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Union Minister for External Affairs Dr S Jaishankar stressed on Saturday. The Modi government, he underlined, is working on developing an "extended neighbourhood" that involves islands in the Indian Ocean, Gulf countries and nations in South-East Asia. MORE..
28 May 2023 (12:06 PM)