Following its denial of entry into Sri Lanka's Exclusive Economic Zone, the Chinese research vessel Xiang Yang Hong 3 reached the Maldives today.
Members of both the Government and the Opposition are up in arms against the recent salary hike granted to the employees of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).
Sri Lanka's Minister of Labor and Foreign Employment, Mr. Manusha Nanayakkara, has instructed officials to develop a plan to completely halt the practice of sending Sri Lankan women as domestic workers for foreign jobs.
Iran and Sir Lanka have agreed in principal to transact with Asian currencies in trade and and financial flows between the two countries, prime minister’s office announced.
Under the national program aimed at constructing an export-oriented manufacturing economy, the Industrial Development Board of Ceylon has initiated the “Arambamu Jayagamu” program to facilitate the global market entry of products.
The Maduragoda Police have initiated an inquiry into an incident where four primary school students from the Ibbagamuwa region fell unconscious, suggesting a possible connection to the consumption of an unidentified type of pill.
Due to his involvement in the hospital administration, almost 200 minor workers in hospitals were unable to continue their drug businesses at the National Hospital in Colombo (NHC) and started protesting against him, said NHC Deputy Director and Government Medical Officers' Forum (GMOF) president Dr. Rukshan Bellana.
Following the initiative with the French government to detect oil spills in Sri Lankan waters using satellite surveillance, Sri Lanka has detected the first such incident and fined Rs. 15 million to the responsible company, the Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) said.
Sri Lanka Board of Investment is set to facilitate and execute the second and third phases of the Bingiriya Investment Zone as soon as possible, targeting high-net-worth Japanese investors,.State Minister for Investment Promotion Dilum Amunugama said