A GSP+ Monitoring Mission from the European Union called on the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment & Tourism Vijitha Herath, yesterday (30) at the Foreign Ministry.

Let us commemorate the 139th International Workers’ Day in a year marked by progress and under a government that represents the will of the people, putting an end to a painful chapter in history where the working class endured hardship, sacrifice, and struggle marked by blood and sweat.

On May 1st, 1886, during a protest in Haymarket Square, Chicago, workers who demanded an eight-hour workday, was violently confronted with gunfire. To pay tribute to those who sacrificed their lives in that fight, the Second International, convened in 1889, proclaimed May 1st as International Workers' Day, which has been observed annually ever since.

The Intertropical Convergence Zone (where winds from the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere converge) affects the island’s weather.

A discussion on preparing a national-level road safety plan under the “Clean Sri Lanka” programme was held today (30) at the Presidential Secretariat.

Under the "Clean Sri Lanka" programme, plans are underway to launch a 1,000-acre forest plantation project in collaboration with the private sector. This large-scale initiative is designed to operate under the Public-Private-People Partnership (4P) concept and a preliminary discussion on the project was held today (30) at the Presidential Secretariat.

As part of the on-going defence dialogue, Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) held a side-line meeting on yesterday (Apr 29) with General Asim Munir, Chief of the Army Staff of Pakistan.

The long-awaited Batalanda Commission report, which investigates the alleged establishment of illegal detention centers and torture chambers at the Batalanda housing complex, has been referred to the Attorney General by the Presidential Secretariat following a directive from President Anura Kumara Disanayake.

The Intertropical Convergence Zone (where winds from the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere converge) affects the island’s weather.