The IMF Mission Chief for Sri Lanka, Mr. Evan Papageorgiou, and accompanying representatives of the IMF met with Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya at the Parliament on 22 September, with the key objective of sharing the experience and outcomes of Sri Lanka’s IMF-supported programme , with special emphasis on its seventh review .
The programme conducted by the President’s Fund to recognise students who demonstrated outstanding performance at the 2025 G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination at district level will commence in Kilinochchi on September 26.
The Government is identifying locations to construct 573 new communication towers to expand internet connectivity across the country, Cabinet Spokesman and Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said today (22).
A special discussion on developing a joint national and regional programme to protect children and young people from the risks they face in the digital environment and on social media was held at the Prime Minister’s Office on September 21, under the patronage of Secretary to the Prime Minister Mr. Pradeep Saputhanthri, with the participation of representatives of UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO).
Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne informed Parliament today (22) that the Supreme Court has determined that approval at a referendum is not required to pass the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution.
The verdict in the case related to the Easter Sunday attacks is scheduled to be delivered today (22) by a three-member Colombo High Court Bench at the Aluthkade High Court.
Parliament is scheduled to meet at 9.30 a.m. today (22), with Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne scheduled to announce the Supreme Court’s determination on the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution.
A discussion to review the further measures that could be taken regarding Mr Sivarasa Anojan, a young Sri Lankan national who has been sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia, was held at the Presidential Secretariat this afternoon (21), under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
The parents of Mr Sivarasa Anojan, a young Sri Lankan national who has been sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia, met President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential secretariat this morning (21).
The Dambulla-Sigiriya Tourism Sector Development Project, implemented under the Sustainable Tourism Sector Development Project (STSDP) with financial assistance from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), was officially launched today (20) in Dambulla-Sigiriya under the patronage of Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development Bimal Rathnayake.
The National Business Facilitation Centre (NBFC), which is being established under the Presidential Secretariat with the aim of removing administrative and regulatory barriers that exist among government institutions in relation to investment and industry and expediting these processes, will be opened tomorrow (22).
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