The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) has announced that water supply to several areas will be suspended until 8.00 a.m. tomorrow due to an emergency breakdown in a main water transmission pipeline near the Kadawatha section of the Central Expressway.
Sri Lanka’s economy recorded a 5.1% growth rate in the first quarter of 2026, marking the highest first-quarter economic growth since 2021, according to Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Planning, Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando.
A discussion on the modernisation initiatives required within Sri Lanka Customs and measures to encourage exporters in support of implementing the National Export Development Plan (NEDP) 2026–2030 was held this morning (17) at the Presidential Secretariat under the patronage of Secretary to the President, Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake.
It has been identified that 126 school hostel buildings within the island's school system are in a dilapidated condition and that maintenance activities have not been carried out adequately. As a result, education and living conditions of the students have been negatively affected.
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The renovated Biomedical Engineering Services (BES) Centre of the Ministry of Health and Mass Media was officially handed over to the Ministry yesterday (16), alongside the distribution of engineering tools and medical equipment to provincial Biomedical Engineering Service Units.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) and the International Labour Organization (ILO), launched the ‘LankaKonect’ Complaint Management Mobile Application yesterday (15) to mark International Domestic Workers' Day
Several spells of showers will occur in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts.
A discussion between President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and the Circular Revision Committee appointed to review and update circulars issued under the State Lands Ordinance and the Land Development Ordinance was held this afternoon (16) at the Presidential Secretariat. The Committee has been mandated to recommend to the Cabinet the cancellation of out-dated circulars, the issuance of new circulars, and the revision of existing circulars to ensure alignment with current requirements.
Marking an important milestone in Sri Lanka’s economic development, the National Export Development Plan (NEDP) for the period 2026–2030 was presented to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake this morning (16) at the Presidential Secretariat.
It is important to enhance the services such as day-care centres and vocational training programmes for persons with disabilities, and community-based activities for older persons.
The Presidential Task Force for the implementation of Sri Lanka’s Tourism Development Programme met this afternoon (16) at the Presidential Secretariat under the chairmanship of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Minister Vijitha Herath.
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