A meeting between President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and small and medium-scale paddy mill owners was held at the Presidential Secretariat this morning (11) to discuss securing the contribution of small and medium-scale businesses towards maintaining a stable price for paddy and ensuring that paddy is purchased from farmers at a fair price.
The Cabinet has approved awarding the contract for the construction of three new fuel storage tanks at the Muthurajawela Terminal.
The Cabinet has approved obtaining a USD 100 million financing facility from the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank Group for the Integrated Regional Development Programme aimed at accelerating sustainable regional development and economic growth in Sri Lanka’s Northern and Eastern Provinces.
The Government is committed to reforming the inefficient public transport system and providing the public with a convenient, affordable, safe and efficient transport service, Cabinet Spokesman and Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said.
Council focuses on death penalty for drug-related offences
Commercial-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) being installed at 16 electricity transmission substations across the country are nearing completion and are expected to be connected to the national grid in early September.
Construction work on the 37-kilometre Kadawatha–Meerigama section, the first phase of the Central Expressway Project, has exceeded 53%, according to the Ministry of Transport and Highways.
The 2026 G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination begins today (10) and will continue until September 05 at 2,532 examination centres across the island, Commissioner General of Examinations Indika Kumari said.
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the Government is committed to safeguarding the rights and culture of Indigenous people, noting that a draft Indigenous Peoples’ Act, which has been a longstanding request of the Vedda community, has been submitted to the Cabinet.
The Navy conducted a series of cleaning programmes across the island today, 8 August 2026 as part of the ‘Aththama’ National Cleanliness Day, held under the ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ national initiative.
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the foundation of quality engineering lies in the ability to serve every member of society without discrimination.
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