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The newly appointed Ambassador-designate of Sri Lanka to Thailand Wijayanthi Edirisinghe assumed duties at the Sri Lankan Embassy in Bangkok on August… The post Sri Lankan Ambassador to Thailand assumes duties appeared first on DailyNews.

A seven-day-long special course was organised at Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service, New Delhi, for a Sri Lankan delegation comprising 10… The post Special course for Lankan diplomats, officers at Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign…

Agriculture and Plantation Industries Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said that the efforts made by some political groups to bring the farmers to the… The post Efforts to drag farmers to the streets have failed – Minister appeared first on…

Finance State Minister Shehan Semasinghe said that due to the Government being able to exceed the economic growth rate predicted by the… The post Government employees get Rs. 25,000 CoL increase – State Minister Shehan Semasinghe appeared…

The High Commission of Pakistan and the Pakistani community in Sri Lanka celebrated the 78th Independence Day of Pakistan with traditional fervor… The post Pakistan High Commission celebrates Independence Day appeared first on DailyNews.

New Bangladesh High Commissioner Andalib Elias arrived in Colombo on Tuesday. He succeeds Ambassador Tareq Md Ariful Islam. He was serving as… The post New Bangladesh Envoy arrives in Colombo appeared first on DailyNews.

It had been decided to close all liquor sales outlets in Kandy city and its surrounding towns from August 10 to 20… The post Liquor stores in Kandy city close for Perahera appeared first on DailyNews.

The second term of all Government and Government-approved schools in both Sinhala and Tamil medium schools will end tomorrow (16). The schools… The post Schools’ second term ends tomorrow appeared first on DailyNews.

India and Maldives have signed an agreement to introduce the Unified Payments Interface in the archipelago nation, which will have a “very… The post India to introduce UPI payment service in Maldives appeared first on DailyNews.

Commander Joint Agency Task Force (JATF) – Operation Sovereign Borders (OSB), Rear Admiral Brett Sonter, Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and representatives of… The post Commander Joint Agency Task Force – Operation Sovereign Borders calls on…