CORONAVIRUS CRISIS – TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS THAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
COLOMBO, 23 March 2020: With the World Health Organisation declaring the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) a global pandemic, more and more countries are implementing stringent measures…
Boston Consulting Group’s Sanjaya Mohottala is new Director General of Board of Investment of Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, March 2020: Sanjaya Mohottala, a Managing Director and Partner at global consultancy, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has taken up his post as the new…
I am President for all Sri Lankans, Gotabaya Rajapaksa reaffirms in Independence Day speech
COLOMBO, February 2020: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has declared that his vision was to serve all citizens rather than serving as a political leader concerned only…
Sri Lanka takes wide-ranging steps to combat coronavirus as World Health Organisation declares global emergency
COLOMBO, January 2020: With large numbers of Chinese workers employed at construction sites and hundreds of Sri Lankans having returned or planning to return soon…
Sri Lanka earns record USD 5.3 billion from apparel exports
COLOMBO, January 2020: Sri Lanka earned a record 5.3 billion U.S. dollars from its apparel exports in 2019, showing a 5.1 percent year on…
Discussions underway with China on evacuating Sri Lankans in virus-hit Wuhan
BEIJING, January 2020: The Ministry of Foreign Relations has instructed the Sri Lankan Embassy in Beijing to immediately contact the Sri Lankan students studying in…
Top UN official calls on Foreign Minister
COLOMBO, December 2019: Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations and the Director of the Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific of the United…
Caroline Jurie brings back the Mrs.World crown to Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, December 2019: 27-year old Sri Lankan beauty queen Caroline Jurie, who just shot to international fame after winning the Mrs.World 2020 crown at the…
Foreign Ministry officials and diplomats urged to rise to new challenges
COLOMBO, November 2019: Minister of Foreign Relations Dinesh Gunawardena assumed duties at the Foreign Ministry on Monday 25 November 2019. Minister Gunawardena was received by…
New Cabinet of Ministers sworn-in
COLOMBO, November 2019: 15 ministers were sworn in before President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat on November 22, a day after former President Mahinda…