A programme to provide educational equipment to selected university students was held yesterday morning (18) at the Head Office of the President’s Fund.

A programme to provide educational equipment to selected university students was held yesterday morning (18) at the Head Office of the President’s Fund.
The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) has announced that water supply to several areas will be suspended until 8.00 a.m. tomorrow due to an emergency breakdown in a main water transmission pipeline near the Kadawatha section of the Central Expressway.
Sri Lanka’s economy recorded a 5.1% growth rate in the first quarter of 2026, marking the highest first-quarter economic growth since 2021, according to Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Planning, Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando.
A discussion on the modernisation initiatives required within Sri Lanka Customs and measures to encourage exporters in support of implementing the National Export Development Plan (NEDP) 2026–2030 was held this morning (17) at the Presidential Secretariat under the patronage of Secretary to the President, Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake.
It has been identified that 126 school hostel buildings within the island's school system are in a dilapidated condition and that maintenance activities have not been carried out adequately. As a result, education and living conditions of the students have been negatively affected.
The renovated Biomedical Engineering Services (BES) Centre of the Ministry of Health and Mass Media was officially handed over to the Ministry yesterday (16), alongside the distribution of engineering tools and medical equipment to provincial Biomedical Engineering Service Units.
Marking an important milestone in Sri Lanka’s economic development, the National Export Development Plan (NEDP) for the period 2026–2030 was presented to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake this morning (16) at the Presidential Secretariat.
It is important to enhance the services such as day-care centres and vocational training programmes for persons with disabilities, and community-based activities for older persons.
The Presidential Task Force for the implementation of Sri Lanka’s Tourism Development Programme met this afternoon (16) at the Presidential Secretariat under the chairmanship of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Minister Vijitha Herath.


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