The International Organization for Migration (IOM), in partnership with the Government of Sri Lanka and with generous support from the Government of Japan, officially handed over a vital set of border health, aviation security, cutting-edge technologies for passenger processing to Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today during a Donor Visibility Event held at the Silk Route Lounge.
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The Lanka Indian Oil Company (LIOC) has donated Rs. 100 million to the President's Fund.
The three-day stakeholder awareness programme on the Draft National Research and Development Policy, jointly organised by the Presidential Secretariat and the Ministry of Science and Technology, successfully concluded yesterday (03) at Temple Trees.
The National Water Supply and Drainage Board has announced that the water supply from the Biyagama Water Treatment Plant will be suspended for 12 hours on July 7, from 8.30 a.m. to 8.30 p.m, due to CEB maintenance work at the Sapugaskanda Sub-Station.
The Minister of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education, emphasized that vocational education and Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that an adequate attention is not drawn towards vocational education, but moving forward, necessary action will be taken to position it as a decisive subject in the country.
Newly appointed Defence Attaché at the Embassy of the United States of America in Colombo, Lieutenant Colonel Matthew House, paid a courtesy call on the Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), yesterday (Jul 03) at the Ministry of Defence.
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The Sri Lankan IT Professionals Association (SLITPA) UAE, with the support of the Consulate General of Sri Lanka to Dubai and the Northern Emirates, successfully hosted the SLITPA UAE Awards Night 2025 recently at the Pullman Dubai Creekside Hotel, Dubai. The annual event celebrated the outstanding achievements of Sri Lankan professionals contributing to the UAE’s dynamic technology and innovation landscape.
A Deputy Minister of Health of Sri Lanka, Hansaka Wijemuni held a bilateral meeting with Deputy Minister of Public Health of Thailand, Dej-is Khaothong on the sidelines of the Third Ministerial Conference on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Asia and the Pacific.
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A high-level delegation of Chief Executive Officers from the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) met with the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, at the Parliament of Sri Lanka on June 30.
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