President issues directives at 2027 pre-Budget discussion on the Ministry of Health and Mass Media
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Several spells of showers will occur in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts.
A Committee of Inquiry was appointed today (07) by Secretary to the President Dr Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, with Cabinet approval, to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the unrest that occurred at Negombo Prison on 5 and 6 July and to report on the circumstances that led to the incident.
Several spells of showers will occur in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts.
President directs wider promotion of concessionary bank loan schemes for young entrepreneurs in the agriculture and industrial sectors
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A special discussion between the Revenue Administration Reform and Modernisation Bureau (RARMB), which operates under the direct supervision of the Presidential Secretariat with the objective of modernising Sri Lanka's public revenue system, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was held recently at the Presidential Secretariat under the chairmanship of Secretary to the President Dr Nandika Sanath Kumanayake.
The Paddy Marketing Board (PMB) expects to purchase 39,500 metric tons of paddy during the current cultivation season, with procurement set to commence on Monday (13), Cabinet Spokesman and Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa announced.
The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB), in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development, has announced that online registration for exhibitors for “Sri Lanka Expo 2027” will remain open until July 31, 2026.
Construction work on the 50 MW wind power plant in Mannar is being expedited, with the main project components, including wind turbines, now arriving in Sri Lanka, the Ministry of Energy announced.
A few showers will occur in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts.
Renovated Narahenpita Railway Station Reopens to the Public under the ‘Dream Destination’ Initiative
The Narahenpita Railway Station, which has been upgraded and refurbished under the ‘Dream Destination’ programme to modernise and improve facilities at 100 railway stations across the island through a public-private partnership, was officially reopened to the public this morning (06) under the patronage of Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development Bimal Rathnayake.
A progress review meeting on the implementation of the circular issued to address the prevailing dengue epidemic threat was held this afternoon (03) at the Presidential Secretariat under the chairmanship of Secretary to the President Dr Nandika Sanath Kumanayake.
A preliminary discussion on the organisation of the Walukarama Temple Esala Maha Perahera 2026 in Kollupitiya was held yesterday afternoon (02) at the Presidential Secretariat under the patronage of Secretary to the President Dr Nandika Sanath Kumanayake.
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