Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Vijitha Herath, together with UAE Minister of Foreign Trade Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, participated in the Sri Lanka Day event, the second edition of “Sri Lanka Beyond Your Dreams,” organized by the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Dubai on 02 September 2026.
The World Health Organization (WHO) will hold the 79th session of its Regional Committee for South-East Asia in Dili, Timor-Leste, from 7 to 10 September 2026, with WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attending.
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya concluded her five-day official visit to Bhutan and returned to Sri Lanka, arriving at Bandaranaike International Airport on the night of 05 September.
The Sri Lanka Navy today (05) provided urgent humanitarian assistance to another group of individuals, a father and his two children aged 11 and 13, found stranded on a remote sandbank off Thalaimannar, during a routine patrol.
The Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Hon. Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, attended a presentation on the Bhutan Innovation Lab (BIL), Bhutan’s National Innovation Platform, conducted by the Office of the Prime Minister of Bhutan and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on 04 September 2026, during her visit to Bhutan to participate as the Keynote Speaker at the inaugural Global Conscious Food Systems Summit.
The renovated Polonnaruwa Railway Station was officially reopened for public use recently (02) under the patronage of Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development Bimal Rathnayake.
Compensation payments for crop damage caused by the prevailing El Niño conditions will be expedited from next week, Director General of the Agricultural and Agrarian Insurance Board, I.U.K. Kaluarachchi, announced.
Sri Lanka and India held a special discussion today to expedite the finalisation of proposed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) for the development of the Kankesanthurai (KKS) Port with the support of the Indian Government.
Government aims to make Ratnapura an international hub for the gem industry
All arrangements have been finalized for the 67th State Literary Awards Ceremony 2026, which will be held on September 8 under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH), Chairman of the Sri Lanka Arts Council, Keerthi Walisarage, said.
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