The Ministry of Plantations and Community Infrastructure will launch the "Ceylon Tea Village" national programme to establish 500 tea villages across the country, aiming to increase Sri Lanka's made tea production to 400 million kilograms and tea export earnings to US$2.5 billion by 2030.
Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan have agreed to further strengthen bilateral ties by expanding cooperation in several key sectors and identifying new areas of partnership.
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The Government has disbursed Rs. 13.492 billion in fertiliser subsidies to 667,460 farmers covering 449,757 hectares cultivated during the 2026 Yala season, Commissioner General of Agrarian Development Dhammika Ranatunga announced.
The 2026 State Upasampadā Ordination Ceremony of the Mahāvihāravaṃsika Sri Lanka Amarapura Maha Nikaya was held yesterday afternoon (09) at the historic Kalutara Bodhiya, with the participation of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
The Government will soon present a new Foreign Employment Bill to Parliament to strengthen the rights, protection and welfare of Sri Lankan migrant workers, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Vijitha Herath announced during a parliamentary debate yesterday (8).
The third meeting of the Cabinet Subcommittee appointed to oversee the development of 25 Technical and Vocational Colleges under the Department of Technical Education and Training was held today (09) at the Parliament Complex under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya.
Separate Contingency Fund to be Allocated to Every District Under the Next Budget
The Ministry of Justice has announced that the Mahamodara and Old Bogambara premises have been designated as temporary prisons until renovation work at the Negombo Prison is completed.
President issues directives at 2027 pre-Budget discussion on the Ministry of Health and Mass Media
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.
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