Asia Sri Lanka An exhibition on the work of Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa will be hosted at the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi, India, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of Indo-Lankan diplomatic relations
Asia Sri Lanka The distribution of school uniform fabric for 2023 has began; the first consignment of the uniform materials was officially sent to Provincial and Zonal: 1/3 of the fabric has been cut, packed and labeled so that it is given directly to the schoolchildren
Asia Sri Lanka Single-use plastic will be banned after a series of deaths of elephants and wild deer from plastic poisoning; the measure was recommended by a working group appointed 18 months ago to study the impact of plastic waste on environment and wildlife
Asia Sri Lanka 50 buses provided by the Government of India have been received by President Ranil Wickremesinghe on the occasion of Sri Lanka's 75th Independence Anniversary
Asia Sri Lanka Three officials appeared before the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) following a subpoena for the continuation of planned power cuts despite the ongoing G.C.E. 2022 Advanced Level Examination
Asia Sri Lanka Sri Lanka's central bank has urged China and India to agree to write down their loans as soon as possible
Asia Sri Lanka Three coal shipments are expected to arrive in Sri Lanka today January 05, then on Jan 09 and 16, Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera said
Asia Sri Lanka The country expelled 1.955 foreign nationals upon various charges between 2018 and 2021, according to the Department of Immigration and Emigration's performance review report
Asia Sri Lanka The Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka has decided to permanently revoke the money exchange licence issued to Prasanna Money Exchange after investigation
Asia Sri Lanka State-owned liquefied petroleum gas supplier Litro Gas plans to distribute 100.000 cylinders of LP gas per day to the market without any shortage during the festive season
Asia Sri Lanka A ship carrying 41.876 metric tonnes of Potash Muriate fertiliser is scheduled to sail from Canada to the Port of Colombo on 2 December, the Ministry of Agriculture said, thanks to a loan from the Asian Development Bank that enabled the purchase
Asia Sri Lanka According to the World Bank, Sri Lanka's offshore wind resources far exceed the South Asian country's energy demand and their development could help the country's economic recovery by replacing expensive fuel imports
Asia Sri Lanka In a joint statement, UN agencies in Colombo said they had raised $79 million to feed the needy, but the growing number of poor people makes an additional $70 million necessary