Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated, "Let's also remember that healthcare is not just a service. It is a social necessity. And good regulation, like good governance, is ultimately about protecting and promoting that social necessity."
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As part of a series of specialized training workshops aimed at decentralizing the activities of the President's Fund to the regional level, a workshop for subject officers in the Southern Province was held yesterday (05) at the Matara District Secretariat.
The inaugural session of the Student Parliament of Good Shepherd Convent, Kotahena, was held yesterday (04) in the Old Parliament Chamber of the Presidential Secretariat.
Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) chaired an important meeting at the Ministry of Defence recently to discuss the reintroduction of Beira Lake as a water aerodrome, an initiative poised to bring renewed vitality to Sri Lanka’s tourism and domestic aviation sector.
The High Commissioner-designate of Sri Lanka to Pakistan, Fred Seneviratne paid a courtesy call on the Additional Secretary, Asia Pacific, Ambassador Imran Ahmed Siddiqui, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan recently.
The Inland Revenue Department officially opened a VAT refund window at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) on July 4, enabling foreign tourists to reclaim Value Added Tax (VAT) paid on eligible purchases made in Sri Lanka.
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the National Photographic Art Society of Sri Lanka is a distinguished institution that has created professional opportunities both locally and internationally for the youth of Sri Lanka.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM), in partnership with the Government of Sri Lanka and with generous support from the Government of Japan, officially handed over a vital set of border health, aviation security, cutting-edge technologies for passenger processing to Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today during a Donor Visibility Event held at the Silk Route Lounge.
Several spells of showers will occur in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Nuwara-Eliya, Kandy, Galle and Matara districts.
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The Lanka Indian Oil Company (LIOC) has donated Rs. 100 million to the President's Fund.
The three-day stakeholder awareness programme on the Draft National Research and Development Policy, jointly organised by the Presidential Secretariat and the Ministry of Science and Technology, successfully concluded yesterday (03) at Temple Trees.
The National Water Supply and Drainage Board has announced that the water supply from the Biyagama Water Treatment Plant will be suspended for 12 hours on July 7, from 8.30 a.m. to 8.30 p.m, due to CEB maintenance work at the Sapugaskanda Sub-Station.
The Minister of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education, emphasized that vocational education and Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that an adequate attention is not drawn towards vocational education, but moving forward, necessary action will be taken to position it as a decisive subject in the country.
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