The government has taken steps to address shortages of fuel and gas to some extent when compared to the earlier situation which had long queues that stretched for kilometres outside fuel and gas stations. But a well-planned recovery plan still cannot be seen that can address the long-term food security issues.
Sri Lanka is working on a new trade arrangement with the European Union when the country graduates from the Generalised System of Preferences Plus system that gives duty free access to the region, a foreign ministry official said
The European Union has no problem with Sri Lanka’s large trade surplus with the region, an official said voicing objections against rising protectionism and import controls for the second time, saying global trade needs to be open amid a Coronavirus pandemic
Sri Lanka has developed a protocol for a possible re-opening of the country’s airport which a committee is reviewing, the Indian Ocean islands tourism promotion agency said
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has said that the government will focus on improving fisheries exports to generate revenue to the country
Sri Lanka, noted with concern that increased international financing and moratorium on debt are required for developing countries at this time of crisis due to COVID-19 pandemic
The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka has issued interim recommendations on the incidents that occurred at Mahara Prison on 29th November 2020
The Leader of the Opposition and Samagi Jana Balawegaya Sajith Premadasa yesterday (04) called on all those in the health sector to win their demands through negotiations and not to go on strike at a time when the country is in danger from the COVID-19 second wave
A joint committee of tourism and health authorities has been appointed to open Sri Lanka’s airports to foreign tourists and to prepare health guidelines for the advancement of the tourism industry
A recent World Bank report says informal employment remains a salient and persistent feature of the Sri Lanka labor market, with around 70 percent of the work force informally employed
Sri Lanka will admit tourists from countries which will begin to vaccinate their populations using a WHO-approved plan the country’s Tourism Minister told a Parliamentary Consultative Committee meeting yesterday
Minister of Environment Mahinda Amaraweera today handed over a recycling dropbox for disposable pens and toothbrushes to Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa
The couple, who were arrested by the intelligence services on Wednesday (02) while transporting a claymore mine along with their child, had taken the bombs to carry out two attacks in the North and East, police investigations have revealed
The National Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) says that there are three main reasons for the prisoner protest at Mahara Prison and the ensuing clashes
Sri Lanka's Minister of Tourism Prasanna Ranatunga stated that plans have been made to open the airport in accordance with the COVID guidelines enabling foreign tourists to enter the country and it can be done so as soon as it is approved by the health authorities
Sri Lanka’s poverty line for October crossed Rs 5000 in October – the eighth time in 10 months this year – official data show
