Sri Lanka

A process has begun to release Single Super Phosphate into the country as a replacement for Triple Super Phosphate or Sludge, which is used to provide the phosphorus needed for paddy cultivation and other crops

Sri Lanka's meetings, incentive travel, conference and exhibition market is being affected by price controls on hotel rooms in the capital Colombo, industry officials said

Thousands of people in Sri Lanka have benefited from a blindness prevention program launched by the Saudi aid agency KSrelief

Sri Lanka's efforts to prevent and treat malnutrition among the country's under-two-year-olds will be supported with a €500.000 contribution from France through UNICEF

An escalation of murders and robberies has led the police, in cooperation with Special Task Force, to launch operations to crack down on organised criminals and individuals linked to them to gain completely control within 6 months

The Department of Cinnamon Development has been created to provide services to producers, suppliers and exporters, upon specific resolution by the Council of Ministers

Due to the high costs of issuance of electronic passports, Minister of Public Security Tiran Alles has decided to call for tenders and suspend the notice of expression of interest

A two-phase mega campaign starting in early August and the promotion of balloon flights over the wilderness are among the key measures Sri Lanka has taken to attract tourists from India and other nations

In the future, teachers will be recruited at universities established for the purpose and offering a four-year degree; so far a three-year degree is required

The parliament approved a plan to restructure the national debt, which is crucial to continue the $2,9 billion bailout by the International Monetary Fund

Health Minister Keheliya, expressing disappointment at the exorbitant prices of drugs on the market, despite the strong and steady depreciation of the dollar against the rupee, admitted that the government or Ministry of Health could do nothing about it