Due to the active Southwest monsoon, the prevailing rainy and windy conditions over the southwestern parts of the island will continue today.
United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Ms. Kanni Wignaraja, met with Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya at the Prime Minister’s Office on 31 July.
Instructions Issued at 2027 Pre-Budget Discussion of the Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that a nation and society can only progress with a generation of young people equipped with skills and vision, and that it is essential to build the confidence of young people that opportunities exist for them while ensuring those opportunities become a reality.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, has promoted Major General K.V.N.P. Premaratne RSP, USP, nps, psc, who has been serving as the Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army, to the rank of Lieutenant General and appointed him as the 26th Commander of the Sri Lanka Army.
Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation Anura Karunatilaka recently conducted an inspection tour of the Port of Trincomalee to review its operations, infrastructure and future development plans.
A discussion on the organisational arrangements and progress of the 11th National Scout Jamboree, organised by the Sri Lanka Scout Association, was held yesterday afternoon (30) at the Presidential Secretariat.
A national programme to train 28,000 young people in First Aid and Basic Life Support (BLS) was launched on July 30 at the National Youth Services Council (NYSC) premises in Maharagama under the patronage of Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Sunil Kumara Gamage.
Showers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts. Heavy falls above 100 mm are likely at some places.
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The Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Sri Lanka, H.E. Miyon Lee, paid a farewell call on Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya at the Prime Minister's Office on 28 July.
Showers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts.
A new five-storey Port Health Office at the Port of Colombo was officially opened on July 28 to strengthen border health services, enhance disease surveillance and improve emergency public health response in line with International Health Regulations.
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