The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) reports that in 2024, the number of Sri Lankans migrant workers going abroad for work surpassed 300,000, reaching 300,162 as of December 13. This marks the second time in the past decade that such numbers have been recorded, with a previous high of 310,948 workers in 2022.

Secretary General of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France Anne-Marie DESCÔTES undertook an official visit to Sri Lanka from 10-11 December 2024 to attend the inauguration of the Regional Centre for Maritime Studies at the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) recently.

Sigiriya, Sri Lanka has been honored with the Green Destinations Bronze Award at ITB 2025 in Berlin.

Family members inform that veteran singer Amita Wedisinghe passed away this morning (20).

Sri lankan contest,  mrs Ishadi Amanda has won the first runner-up position in the Mrs World competition.

Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs of Sri Lanka, Prof. Hiniduma Sunil Senevi together with the Deputy Minister of National Integration of Sri Lanka, Muneer Mulaffar recently visited the holy city of Madinah as a part of their recent visit to Saudi Arabia to sign the Hajj Agreement.

The Special meeting was held at the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) to discuss enhancing bilateral trade relations between Switzerland and Sri Lanka recently.

Sri Lanka has received the fourth tranche of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan, said Minister of Labor and Deputy Minister of Economic Development Anil Jayantha Fernando.

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The Central Bank of Sri Lanka and the People’s Bank of China, in December 2024, successfully renewed the Bilateral Currency Swap Agreement signed in 2021, for a period of another three (03) years, under the terms and conditions stipulated in the original agreement. The CNY 10 billion (approximately USD 1.4 billion) currency swap facility reflects the financial cooperation between China and Sri Lanka.