The Government of Japan has provided a total sum of JPY 300 million worth of (approx. Rs. 520 million) food assistance to the Government of Sri Lanka through the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

Japan has donated 388 tonnes of canned worth 300 million yen (519 million rupees_ for Sri Lanka’s school meals scheme for the next two years, which is supported by the World Food Program

Sri Lanka’s import restrictions can affect its economy in the long run, experts have warned, urging for stronger policies to overcome the country’s economic setback

The Sri Lankan government should end the targeted arrests, intimidation and threats against the lives and physical security of lawyers, activists, human rights defenders and journalists, 10 international human rights organizations said today

Sri Lanka's Ministry of Education has announced that all government schools which have been given an extended vacation due to the COVID-19 pandemic will resume their education activities for all grades from August 10

Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says the capital city of Colombo will be developed under a well-designed plan while addressing main issues faced by the people

Jordanian police fired tear gas to help rescue three staffers of the Sri Lankan Embassy in Jordan who were being held hostage by migrant workers wanting to come home, the embassy said

Sri Lanka’s Defense Secretary Major General (Retd) Kamal Gunaratne has emphasized the need to safeguard children from all forms of abuse and create a secure and safe environment for children

Jordanian security forces have fired tear gas Monday to disperse a group of protesting Sri Lankan migrant workers who had lost their jobs due to the Corona epidemic and stranded in Jordan and wanted to be repatriated, local media reported citing Sri Lankan embassy sources

The United States is helping Sri Lankan apparel producers to export Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the United States

Sri Lanka’s economy could contract up to 4 percent in 2020 and the budget deficit could expand to as much as 11 percent gross domestic with import controls amplifying the impact of coronavirus on revenues, analysts said

The leader of the United National Party (UNP) and former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says that only the UNP has a plan to uplift the economy and build the country

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said that the project to provide housing to the working people, as well as the non-working people in the plantation areas, will be implemented

Sri Lanka President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa says that steps will be taken to administer the pre-school system under a ministry to resolve the issues in the system

Arrangements have been made to open all government schools for Grade 11, 12 and 13 students from July 27, the Ministry of Education announced