Mr. Hari Menon, Country Director for India and Lead - Policy and Government Relations, Southeast Asia of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya at the Prime Minister’s Office.
The low-pressure area over the southwest Bay of Bengal is very likely to continue to move west-northwestwards slowly, towards the Tamil Nadu coast close to Northern Sri Lanka during the next 24 hours.
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya said that the government expresses its gratitude to the Chinese Government for providing uniforms to children in every school and Pirivena in the country for the year 2025.
Attention will be given to maintaining a data system to monitor the existing food stocks in the country
As you may have already seen social media reports indicating an increase in respiratory illnesses in northern China, particularly among children, we wish to keep you informed on the real facts.
The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB), in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Embassy in Thailand, the Sri Lanka Automobile Component Manufacturers Association (SLACMA), and the Thai-Sri Lanka Chamber of Commerce, organized an exposure and study tour to Thailand for Sri Lankan automotive exporters and manufacturers.
Ambassador of Sri Lanka and Permanent Representative to UNESCAP, Wijayanthi Edirisinghe held a meeting with the Secretary General of the National Economic and Social Development Council of Thailand, Danucha Pichayanan recently. The NESDC, as the primary planning and advisory body of the Thai Government, plays a pivotal role in shaping Thailand’s economic and social policies through its five-year National Economic and Social Development Plans. The current plan (2023-2027) emphasizes sustainable development, poverty reduction, income distribution, and strategic economic growth.
The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) and the International Trade Centre (ITC) co-organized a series of factory visits as part of the UK-Sri Lanka Trade Mission under the SheTrades Commonwealth+ Programme.
- The price of a bag of cement reduced by a 100 rupees.
- Take necessary steps to obtain the income received through CESS directly to the respective financial institutions – COPF Chair instructs
- The approval of the Committee on Public Finance to increase the amount of benefits given to the Aswesuma beneficiaries.
Member of Parliament (Dr.) Nishantha Samaraweera was unanimously elected as the Chair of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) of Parliament. He was appointed when the Committee on Public Enterprises met in Parliament recently for the first session of the Tenth Parliament.
Thai Pongal is the first festival for the year 2025, which Tamil people all over the world, including Sri Lankans, celebrate together with great enthusiasm. Therefore, first of all, I wish to extend my best wishes for a fruitful, joyful and spiritually healthy Thai Pongal.
The High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, Mr. Santosh Jha, called on the Hon. Speaker of the Parliament, Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne, at the Parliamentary premises recently.
The Ambassador of Japan to Sri Lanka, Hon. Isomata Akio, met with the Speaker (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne at Parliament recently. The Secretary General of Parliament of Sri Lanka, Mrs. Kushani Rohanadeera, was also present on this occasion.
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