Sri Lanka's central bank has announced that the country has officially gone into default, for the first time in its history; inflation rates have reached 40%

The Sri Lanka Tea Board, with the assistance of the Sri Lanka Embassy in Japan, showcased “Ceylon Tea” at the 48th International Food and Beverage Exhibition FOODEX 2023 in Tokyo

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

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

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