A meeting between President Anura Kumara Disanayake and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) Sultan A. Al-Marshad was held yesterday afternoon (14) at the Presidential Secretariat.

A meeting between President Anura Kumara Disanayake and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) Sultan A. Al-Marshad was held yesterday afternoon (14) at the Presidential Secretariat.
Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Ramalingam Chandrasekar said that all measures will be taken to ensure the safety of tourists visiting the islands in the peninsula.
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the current perspective on education is extremely narrow and that the practice of evaluating education solely based on exam results is flawed and in need of change.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, Vijitha Herath, met with Chinese Foreign Minister H.E. Wang Yi (12) on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meetings in Kuala Lumpur. The discussions reaffirmed the longstanding friendship and strategic cooperative partnership between Sri Lanka and China.
The official handover of the Sri Sobitha Nahimigama housing project to its beneficiaries took place on July 12 at Oyamadua, Elpathagama in the Anuradhapura District, with the participation of Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya.
“As a result of negotiations with the United States, the previously imposed tariff rate was successfully reduced. Discussions are ongoing to secure the maximum possible concessions” – President
A group of students from Mawatagama Central College in Kurunegala and Sri Koneswara Hindu College in Trincomalee had the opportunity to participate in the "Vision" programme organized by the Presidential Secretariat yesterday (11), as part of their educational excursion.
Vijitha Herath, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism of Sri Lanka, held a bilateral meeting with Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, on the sidelines of the 58th ASEAN Regional Forum Ministerial Meeting in Kuala Lumpur.
A meeting between the Global Development Chair including the delegation of the American Gates Foundation and the Prime Minister was held on 11th of July at the Parliament.
The first awareness programme on the proposed education reforms, scheduled to be implemented from the year 2026, was held yesterday (11) at the Parliament under the patronage of Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya.
President requests political authority and state officials at Matara District Coordination Committee meeting


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