Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism, Vijitha Herath, undertook an official visit to Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from November 8 to 11, 2025, to attend the 26th Session of the General Assembly of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
The Budget Debate will be held for 23 days from November 8 to December 5
_thumbnail.jpg)
Roadmap to Eradicate Leprosy within the Next 10 Years Unveiled
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake reviewed the final draft of the Budget 2026 proposals last night (05) at the Presidential Secretariat.
The Budget for the year 2026 is scheduled to be presented to Parliament by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in his capacity as the Minister of Finance, tomorrow (07) at 1.30 p.m.
_thumbnail.jpg)
The Second Session of the Joint Commission between Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was successfully concluded in Colombo yesterday (04 ).
His Excellency Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for the Holy See’s Relations with States and International Organizations (Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Holy See – Vatican), paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya on November 3 at Temple Trees.
_thumbnail.jpg)
Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States and International Organisations of the Holy See, paid a courtesy call on President Anura Kumara Dissanayake this morning (04) at the Presidential Secretariat.
The Ministry of Digital Economy announced that GovPay, Sri Lanka’s official digital payment platform for government services, has processed over Rs. 1 billion in payments.
The public is urged not to panic or create unnecessary fear, as this is only a drill, said the Director General of the Disaster Management Center (DMC), Retired Major General Sampath Kotuwegoda.
News.lk publishes in three languages – Sinhala, Tamil and English.
+94 11 366 3040 | editor@news.lk
