Thailand will offer an initial 10,000 employment opportunities to Sri Lankan workers under a new framework for labour cooperation and employment, following the signing of two agreements between Sri Lanka and Thailand in Bangkok yesterday (14).
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The Kaluganga Water Supply Project, aimed at meeting the drinking water needs of around 500,000 families in the Colombo and Kalutara districts, is to be expedited for commencement and completion within the stipulated timeframe, following a discussion chaired by Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply Dr. Susil Ranasinghe yesterday (14).
One hundred recruits selected for the post of Railway Engine Driver Assistant Grade III were presented with their letters of appointment yesterday (14), as part of a programme to develop human and physical resources to transform the railway service into a more efficient and quality service.
The low-level atmospheric disturbance still persists in the vicinity of Sri Lanka. Under influence of the system, cloudy skies and showers or thundershowers are expected at times in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva and Southern provinces, and in Ampara and Batticaloa districts. Heavy falls above 100 mm are likely at some places.
The “Mehewara Pasasum” programme to recognise Divisional Secretariats in the Eastern Province that demonstrated the highest level of performance in 2025 was held recently at the Swami Vipulananda Institute of Aesthetic Studies of the Eastern University, under the patronage of Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya.
A group of students from Rahmaniya Maha Vidyalaya, Eravur, Batticaloa visited the Presidential Secretariat and President’s House this afternoon (14).
No one will be left behind in education - Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya
Due to a low-level atmospheric disturbance in the vicinity of Sri Lanka, cloudy skies are expected over the Western, Central, Sabaragamuwa, Southern and Uva provinces, with showers or thundershowers occurring at times.
An islandwide special dengue control programme will be implemented from September 14 to 19 as a preventive measure against the anticipated increase in dengue risk, Additional Director General of the Clean Sri Lanka Secretariat Indika Gamage said.
A discussion on the initial stage of the “Greenway” – “A Breath for the Nation - Shade for the Road” Roadside Tree Planting Programme, which aims to plant one million trees along roadsides under the coordination of the Clean Sri Lanka Secretariat, was held at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday morning (10), under the patronage of Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed Dr. Roshanie Dissanayake as the Secretary to the Ministry of Science and Technology.
Sri Lanka’s first locally manufactured amphibious vessel, capable of operating both on land and at sea, was launched for export to Europe at an event held yesterday (September 10) at the Koggala Free Trade Zone.
The death compensation paid to Sri Lankan migrant workers who die while engaged in overseas employment has been increased to Rs. 2 million, providing enhanced relief to their families.
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