In order to reduce the cost of living and guarantee food security during the upcoming Sinhala and Tamil New Year, Lanka Sathosa will offer discounted essential food item packs to 800,000 families who are currently on the “Aswesuma” welfare benefit scheme waiting list.
The Prime Minsiter of India Shri Narendra Modi will be undertaking a state visit to Sri Lanka from 04 to 06 April 2025.
Sri Lanka and Thailand successfully concluded the 6th Round of Bilateral Political Consultations recently at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand in Bangkok. The meeting was co-chaired by Ms. Aruni Ranaraja, Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism of Sri Lanka, and Ms. Eksiri Pintaruchi, Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Thailand.
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, and Uva provinces and in Nuwara-Eliya district after 2.00 p.m.
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The government to launch a nationwide initiative aimed at establishing new restaurants, guaranteeing food security and providing the public access to nutritious and sufficient meals at reasonable prices.
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The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Vienna in coordination with the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB), organized Sri Lanka’s participation at the 33rd Holiday World and Region World” International Tourism Exhibition 2025 which was held at the PVA EXPO in Prague, Czech Republic recently.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with funding support from the Government of Japan and in collaboration with the Ministry of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources and the National Aquaculture Development Authority of Sri Lanka (NAQDA), officially inaugurated and handed over the upgraded hatchery and three live fingerling bowzers at the NAQDA Aquaculture Development Center in Inginiyagala, Ampara.
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern, Uva and Northwestern provinces and Mannar and Ampara districts after 1.00 p.m.
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Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Colombo, His Excellency Levan S. Dzhagaryan met the Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) at the Defence Ministry in Defence Headquarters Complex, Sri Jayewardenepura, Kotte yesterday (Mar 25).
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern and Northwestern provinces after 2.00 p.m.
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As part of the series of programmes conducted for schoolchildren by the Presidential Secretariat, the Ministry of Education and the Sri Lanka Parliament Department of Communication, a special Student Parliament session for Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo, was held today (25) at the Old Parliament Chamber of the Presidential Secretariat. The event was conducted under the patronage of Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya.
For countries like Sri Lanka, collaborative efforts like THRIVE are essential in ensuring gender parity and eliminating gender-based violence - Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya.
A resolution to appoint a committee of inquiry for the removal of Inspector General of Police Deshabandu Tennakoon was handed over to the Speaker of Parliament, (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne, today (25). This resolution has been signed by 115 Members of Parliament.
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