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Bhutanese PM in Sri Lanka

Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay gestures as he walks with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera following his arrival at the Bandaranaike Interna...

President concludes state visit to Pakistan, pledges to strengthen relations

President Maithripala Sirisena on Tuesday concluded his three-day state visit to Pakistan pledging to strengthen bilateral relations between both nations.

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Bhutan PM due here

Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobay will visit Sri Lanka on Thursday on a three-day visit, the Government Information Department said. He is scheduled to arrive at...

MS arrives in Islamabad on three-day state visit

President Maithripala Sirisena arrived in Islamabad today, kicking off a three-day state visit, Radio Pakistan reported.

This is President Sirisena’s fi...

Sri Lanka assures China

The Minister of Highways and Investment Promotion Kabir Hashim met with China’s Acting Ambassador Ren Faqiang this week. A statement from the Ministry said a cor...

Inflation drops to 0.1% in March 2015

Sri Lanka's inflation, as measured by the change in the Colombo Consumers' Price Index, decreased to 0.1 percent on an year-on-year basis in March 2015, from 0.6 pe...

The Ministry of Education and Nestlé Lanka officially kick off ‘IAAF Kids’ Athletics’ in Sri Lanka

The Ministry of Education in partnership with Nestlé Lanka PLC and the Athletic Association of Sri Lanka (AASL) officially announced the launch of the ‘IAAF Kids...

Sri Lanka Tourism embarks on focused brand building in Russia

Given that the Russian economy is struggling with economic embargoes that has resulted in currency depreciation by almost 100% and Russian arrivals to Sri Lanka plu...

Free Wifi access from Monday

Sri Lankans will be able to enjoy free Wifi internet access with up to 100 MB of usage at selected 26 public locations across the island from Monday(30), Ministry o...

Sri Lanka unites for world’s Expo 2015 in Italy

In an historic development, a multitude of ministries have joined under one umbrella based on a Cabinet decision for Sri Lanka to be present at the world’s greate...