A group of journalists representing the Middle East region recently visited the Parliament for a study tour of the Parliament. An awareness program focusing on the Parliament of Sri Lanka was also organized for their benefit.
The Minister of Education of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Yousef bin Abdullah Al-Benyan received the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Saudi Arabia, Omar Lebbe Ameer Ajwad at the Ministry of Education in Riyadh recently.
Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena said new cooperative business models are essential for rural upliftment and the vast cooperative system should be galvanized for growth of rural industries and agriculture.
Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts. Heavy showers above 100 mm are likely at some places in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle and Matara districts.