The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, together with the Indo-Lanka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ILCCI), successfully led a high-level Sri Lankan business delegation to the prestigious CII Partnership Summit 2025 held in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, together with the Indo-Lanka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ILCCI), successfully led a high-level Sri Lankan business delegation to the prestigious CII Partnership Summit 2025 held in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
H.E. (Ms.) Julie Jiyoon Chung, Ambassador of the USA to Sri Lanka, met with the Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, at the Parliament of Sri Lanka recently.
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in the Netherlands, together with two leading Dutch Tea experts Karlijn Dapper and Deirdre Deprettere organized a tea promotional event “Tea & Talk” at the Embassy premises recently.
H.E. Matthew John Duckworth, High Commissioner of Australia to Sri Lanka met with Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, at Parliament of Sri Lanka recently.
H.E. Matthew John Duckworth, High Commissioner of Australia to Sri Lanka met with Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, at Parliament of Sri Lanka recently.
Rs. 180 billion allocated for rural development in 2026
Emphasising that every citizen of the country must have the freedom to live while respecting all religious and cultural identities, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that the Government will not allow Sri Lanka to fall into any form of racist trap. He invited all parties to support the programme the Government is implementing towards this end.
The Budget Heads of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Mass Media, which were debated today (Nov. 22), the seventh day of the Committee Stage Debate on the Appropriation Bill for the year 2026, were passed with amendments, without a vote.
Troops of the Sri Lanka Army 8th Battalion of the Sri Lanka sinha Regiment (8 SR), serving under the 611 Infantry Brigade, have launched an immediate Search and Rescue (SAR) operation following a major landslide in the Pahala Kadugannawa area this morning (22)
Justice of the Supreme Court Anthony Lalith Shiran Gooneratne was sworn in as the Acting Chief Justice before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake this morning (22) at the Presidential Secretariat.
All Divisional Secretaries in Sri Lanka have been summoned to Colombo today (22) to be briefed on the Government’s 2026 development programmes and the “Praja Shakthi” rural development approach.


