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.
President directs wider promotion of concessionary bank loan schemes for young entrepreneurs in the agriculture and industrial sectors
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A special discussion between the Revenue Administration Reform and Modernisation Bureau (RARMB), which operates under the direct supervision of the Presidential Secretariat with the objective of modernising Sri Lanka's public revenue system, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was held recently at the Presidential Secretariat under the chairmanship of Secretary to the President Dr Nandika Sanath Kumanayake.
The Paddy Marketing Board (PMB) expects to purchase 39,500 metric tons of paddy during the current cultivation season, with procurement set to commence on Monday (13), Cabinet Spokesman and Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa announced.
The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB), in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development, has announced that online registration for exhibitors for “Sri Lanka Expo 2027” will remain open until July 31, 2026.
Construction work on the 50 MW wind power plant in Mannar is being expedited, with the main project components, including wind turbines, now arriving in Sri Lanka, the Ministry of Energy announced.
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