Govt. declares Friday holiday for non-essential State workers’ for 3 months
The Government has decided to declare Fridays a holiday for non-essential public sector workers for three months. The move was…
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As Desperate Sri Lanka Looks To China Again, Senator Bob Menendez Urges India, Quad To Do More
US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Bob Menendez has asked the Quad to help Sri Lanka to avoid “an economic…
State workers for foreign jobs : New Cabinet decision
The Cabinet has granted approval for a proposal encouraging public officers to take their entitled No-Pay leave for employment or…
4-day work week for State employees : 4 main sectors excluded
Cabinet approval has been granted to declare Fridays as holidays for state sector employees from this week. Minister Dinesh Gunawardena…
Chinese, U.S. envoys meet in Colombo; pledge support to help Sri Lanka mitigate economic crisis
U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Chung said discussions centered on the current political and economic situation in Sri Lanka and…
Mattala International Airport losing Rs. 10 m monthly
Mattala International Airport is losing Rs. 10 million monthly according to Ports, Shipping and Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva.…
Govt. to release 173 inmates on Poson Poya
The Ministry of Justice said steps have been taken to release 173 prison inmates in lieu of Poson Poya which…
President instructs to conduct formal study for quality public service
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa last week instructed to conduct a formal study on the public service with the aim of providing…
PM accused me of the massacre of 600 policemen in 1990, I was not even born then: Shanakiyan
In a letter addressed to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP Shanakiyan Rasamanickam clarified his speech in…
Sri Lanka risks full-blown humanitarian emergency, UN agency says
Sri Lanka is at risk of tipping into a full-blown humanitarian crisis as the country’s economy suffers its biggest shock…