Local

The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE), made arrangements on Wednesday, July 28 for prospective overseas workers to get vaccinated against Covid. The vaccination centre was administering Pfizer vaccines to the prospective…

The supermarket network in Sri Lanka has expressed its support for the ban on non-perishable lunch sheets made of polythene from August 1. The Environment Ministry under the instruction of Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera…

One of the main reasons for estate workers’ children being deployed in domestic service was the fact that 18 percent of these children were leaving school at a young age, said Central Province Governor Lalith U. Gamage. He said…

The State Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Corporation (SPMC) has taken measures to procure normal Saline and other basic injection solutions through a local company. Co-Cabinet Spokesman Plantation Minister Dr.Ramesh Pathirana said the…

The 1990 Suwaseriya Ambulance Service celebrates its fifth Anniversary today and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa intends to increase its capacity and plans to add 112 new ambulances to the present fleet. Suwasariya has a staff of…

A special operation to check households in Colombo, suburbs and the entire Western Province, for clues of underaged children employed as domestic aides was initiated yesterday (27). Police Spokesman Senior DIG Ajith Rohana said the…

Chinese Ambassador Qi Zhen Hong handed over the donation to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday. Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi, Fisheries Minister Douglas Devananda and Chinese Embassy…

The age at which a person can be employed in this country has been increased to 18 years and laws applicable will be enforced within the next three months, Labour Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said. In the light of the recent…

The Chief of Staff of Sri Lanka Navy, Rear Admiral Ruwan Perera today relinquished naval duties to which he was committed over the past 35 years. Rear Admiral Perera who is celebrating his 55th birthday today received warm wishes…

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa expressed the hope that more countries would be inspired by Sri Lanka’s bold approach to sustainably transform its agricultural system to organic agriculture in order to ensure food security and nutrition…