The book containing alternative proposals for a new constitution for Sri Lanka was handed over to Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa today (16.11.2020) by the President of the Buddhist Congress Mr. Jagath Sumathipala

The Government’s program of providing relief to the people affected by COVID-19 virus outbreak throughout the island is being continued through the respective Ministries and District Secretaries, the Government Information Department said

A two-year partnership, known as SheWorks Sri Lanka, has led to a 12 percent increase in the number of women employed by 15 of the country’s leading companies, equating to over 12,000 more women in the workforce

Five more areas in the City of Colombo will be isolated from 5:00 AM on Monday, Nov 16, and they are Maradana, Fort, Pettah, Slave Island and Dam street the Army Commander Lt Gen Shavendra Silva said

Sri Lanka reiterated the call of the Group of 77 for adequate funding for development initiatives, enabling the developing countries to overcome the multifaceted challenges that hinder the achievement of the SDGs amidst the current global situation due to the pandemic

The number of COVID-19 infected inmates in Sri Lanka prisons has increased to 329, according to the Commissioner General of Prisons Thushara Upuldeniya

A distance education program for the 3rd school term will commence on November 16, the Government Information Department announced

Sri Lanka is gearing for a US entry into the country's power and energy sector after the US Embassy submitted an unsolicited proposal from two American companies for a liquefied natural gas venture to generate emergency power, according to papers submitted to the Cabinet

Sri Lankan Gotabaya Rajapaksa says cultural festivals such as Deepavali provides great opportunity to build communal reconciliation and mutual understanding among the people and empower ethnic and religious harmony

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka exceeded the 16,000 mark on with the detection of 468 new COVID-19 positive cases on Friday (Nov. 13)

The Business Committee of Parliament has decided not to allow parliamentarians currently jailed in the from Welikada and Magazine prisons to attend parliament sessions as COVID-19 spreading in the prison complex Serjeant-at-arms Narendra Fernando said

State-run SriLankan Airlines would get a 150 million dollar cash injection in 2020 which would be part of a 500 million dollar to be injected in the medium term, Prime Minister and Finance Mahinda Rajapaksa said

Police Media Spokesman, DIG Ajith Rohana stated that drone technology will be used to monitor those violating the quarantine laws in isolated areas

Sri Lanka has repaid 4.2 billion US dollars in foreign debt falling due and avoided sovereign default, Prime Minister and Finance Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said

Around 40,000 Sri Lankans who were stranded abroad due to the COVID-19 epidemic have already been repatriated, Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena said speaking at the launch of the Sri Lanka Chapter of the United Nations Global Network on Migration