To ensure open governance, transparency, and accountability in Sri Lanka, Minister of Science and Technology Prof. Chrishantha Abeysena and Mr. Shanakiyan Rasamanickam participated in a special international conference in Bangkok, Thailand.
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With the aim of safeguarding the mobility rights of persons with disabilities, who have so far received little attention within Sri Lanka’s public transport system, a dedicated priority bus service for them is scheduled to commence next month under the guidance of the Clean Sri Lanka programme and the Ministry of Transport, Highways and Urban Development.
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya who was on an official visit to the Philippines following the invitation of the Asian Development Bank, returned to Sri Lanka last night (11) through the Bandaranaike International Airport.
All Ambassador-designates who met with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake recently have received clearance from the Parliamentary Committee on High Posts, enabling them to assume their respective diplomatic postings.
A few showers may occur in Uva province and in Batticaloa, Ampara, and Hambantota districts.
The government is ready to provide all necessary facilities for this purpose
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya visited the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) headquarters in Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines, on 11 March 2026, and held a bilateral discussion with **Yvonne Pinto, Director General of IRRI, focusing on strengthening cooperation in the field of rice research and sustainable agricultural development.
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya held a series of bilateral meetings with senior officials of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on 10 March at the ADB Headquarters in Manila, during her official visit to the Philippines.
The United Nations-flagged research vessel Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, operating under the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka today to conduct a marine scientific survey in the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
The printing of vehicle number plates, which had been inactive since last year, will be reactivated and all backlogged number plates will be issued expeditiously, according to the Secretary to the Ministry of Transport, Highways and Urban Development, Senior Professor Kapila C. Perera.
The Economic Monitoring Committee, established on the proposal by the President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to safeguard Sri Lanka’s economic stability and protect the welfare of citizens in the face of external pressures, met yesterday (10) afternoon at the Presidential Secretariat.
A few showers are likely in Northern and Eastern provinces.
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