A special discussion was held this afternoon (13) at the Presidential Secretariat between President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and representatives of plantation companies regarding the proposed increase in estate workers’ daily wage.
Engineer L. Kumudu Lal Bogahawatta has been appointed as the Secretary to the Ministry of Housing, Construction and Water Supply.
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, who is on an official visit to the People’s Republic of China, paid a courtesy call on H.E. Li Qiang, Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, in Beijing.
Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando, who was sworn in as the Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning and Mr. Nishantha Jayaweera, who took oath as the Deputy Minister of Economic Development, assumed duties at the Ministry of Finance this morning (13).
The 78th session of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Committee for South-East Asia commenced in Colombo today (13), with Sri Lanka’s Minister of Health, Dr Nalinda Jayatissa, being elected as chairman. He will serve in this capacity for a period of one year.
No country has yet fully achieved gender equality — the road ahead demands our continued commitment.
The 78th session of the World Health Organization’s Regional Committee for South-East Asia will be held in Colombo from Monday (13th) to the 15th. Sri Lanka will host the three-day event.
“We are fulfilling the responsibility of ensuring not only the economic but also the social rights of Malayagam Community, who have toiled alongside the soil to strengthen the national economy.” –President
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived in Sri Lanka today (12) to attend the 78th Regional Conference of the WHO for South and Southeast Asia.
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya arrived in Beijing, China, on 12 October for an official visit to attend the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women 2025, upon the invitation of the Government of the People’s Republic of China.


