'The Orchidist' an Orchid Showroom was declared open by Ms.Pushpa Rajapaksa at No.93, Horton Place. Colombo 07 on Thursday (14).

An  integrated special programme is planned   by the Ministry of Economic Development and United Nations World Food Programme  to provide relief to drought-stricken people. In several parts of the country.

On the final day of the Randoli Perahera (August 11), President, Mahinda Rajapaksa launched the official mobile application of Sri Dalada Maligawa.  

The 1st Batch under the of the Second Phase of Japanese Grant Aid for Human Resources Development Scholarship (JDS) Program funded by the Government of Japan conducted its preliminary survey in September 2013. This program targets young promising public-sector officers capable of taking leading role in formulating and implementing Sri Lanka’s national development policies and plans in the near future. Through this program, 60 public sector officials will be awarded with the JDS scholarships to study for a 2-year-Master’s Degree in any of the fields such as; 1) Public Policy and Public Finance; 2) Economics; 3) Business Management; and 4) Environmental Management at the respective graduate schools of selected universities in Japan. This year, 15 Fellows have been selected following a transparent and methodical selection process, and the Fellows will leave shortly to Japan to pursue their programs of study for the next 2 years.