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.
The government of Sri Lanka is deliberately delaying the installation of three new gantry cranes at Colombo Port’s east container terminal to quietly pave the way for a sale of the terminal, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)-led National People’s Power (NPP) said
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has ordered not to use his photographs by candidates contesting the upcoming parliamentary election in their propaganda campaigns, the President’s Media Division said in a statement today
Sri Lanka is to open up theatres for stage dramas and other concerts for on July 15, the health ministry said in a press release
Sri Lanka has inked an agreement with China Development Bank to obtain a USD 140 million loan, as it faces the challenge of debt repayments amidst an economic crisis
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has agreed to several proposals put forward by the representatives of All Island Professional Educators’ Association pertaining to issues connected with recommencing tuition classes, President’s Media Division said
The Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Sri Lanka and the EU Member States Embassies in Colombo has issued a clarification on lifting the temporary restriction on non-essential travel to the EU and reports that Sri Lanka was not included in the list of selected countries
Sri Lanka has decided to delay reopening the country to foreign tourists by at least two weeks, but lifted its nationwide curfew on Monday as the island-nation prepares to hold parliamentary elections in the coming weeks
Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has requested the global lenders to temporarily halt debt recovery in order to safeguard the economic conditions of the COVID-19 affected communities
Sri Lankan authorities announced that a night curfew which was imposed in the island nation on June 13, would be lifted completely due to the easing of the COVID-19 pandemic
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has urged the Sri Lanka Government to follow “due process” if it intended to shift from Japanese funding for the Colombo light rail transit system (LRT) to a public-private partnership
According to the Sri Lanka Navy, 821 naval personnel who had been infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus have been discharged from hospitals following full recovery
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) recently supported the National Police Commission (NPC) to provide protective equipment to Police Officers working on Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 Response
Sri Lankan President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has ordered the temporary suspension of foreigners arriving in Sri Lanka for crew changes after several Indian seafarers found to be COVID-19 positive
Sri Lanka’s coronavirus cases surpassed 2000, three months since the virus started spreading in the country with 10 more new cases reported last night
According to the Sri Lanka Customs provisional statistics, merchandise exports for the month of May 2020 has bounced back to US$ 602 million, compared to the previous month of April which was only US$ 277 million, the Export Development Board (EDB) reported
