Call for early inclusion of Sri Lanka as an ASEAN Sectoral Dialogue Partner
COLOMBO, August 2019: Foreign Secretary Ravinatha Aryasinha has called for an early decision by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to include Sri Lanka…
Sri Lanka to build mega entertainment park to boost tourism
COLOMBO, July 2019: Sri Lanka’s state-owned Board of Investment (BOI) has signed an agreement with Germany’s Melchers Group to construct a mega family entertainment park…
100-year old Maho-Omanthai rail line to be upgraded with Indian assistance
COLOMBO, July 2019: The Sri Lankan government and India’s IRCON International Limited have signed a $91.26 million agreement for upgrading the 130 km-long Maho-Omanthai rail…
Security crackdown may help in fight against blast fishing
COLOMBO, June 2019: A crackdown on unregulated explosives in the aftermath of deadly terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, April 21, may help…
Increase in passport fees
COLOMBO, June 2019: The Department of Immigration and Emigration has increased the fees for issuance of passports with effect from June 1 in line with…
Steer youth away from extremist ideologies, eliminate root causes: The Religions for Responsible Governance
COLOMBO: May 2019: The Religions for Responsible Governance (RRG), said it condemned the senseless and brutal attacks aimed at two Roman Catholic churches, in Colombo…
Sri Lanka opens China-funded railway line
COLOMBO, April 2019: China has financed and constructed Sri Lanka’s first new railway line after the island nation became independent in 1948. The 26.75-km long…
Japan funds Colombo light rail system
COLOMBO, March 2019: The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), a Japanese government lender, will loan Sri Lanka 30 billion Japanese yen ($268m) to build a…
New Cabinet of Ministers
COLOMBO: President Maithripala Sirisena on Thursday ( 20 December) appointed 28 lawmakers and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as Cabinet ministers. President Sirisena administered oaths at…
Send an SMS to help prevent elephant-train collisions
COLOMBO: The Department of Railways has introduced an SMS hotline 070-4445454 to inform about locations of elephant herds on railway lines countrywide in collaboration with…