Sri Lanka aims to reduce public debt to 70 percent of GDP
The Sri Lankan government plans to reduce the country’s public debt to 70 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)…
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Sri Lankan government to pay compensation to victims of 2014 communal violence in Aluthgama
Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to the government to pay compensation to the victims of the communal…
Sri Lanka records Rs 22 b surplus in the Budget Primary Balance for the first time in 63 years
Due to efficient management of the State revenue and expenditure, the government has been able to achieve Rs 21.9 billion…
Ranil exposes MR-era bond scams
PM says Rs. 4 trillion bond sales from 2008-2015 without Monetary Board approval Rs. 10 trillion to be paid over next 25…
Sri Lanka government implements measures to abolish SAITM
The Government has taken steps to resolve the issues on abolishing the South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM),…
Government agrees to increase the number of Yala safari jeeps to 600 per day
On a request made by the Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Mahinda Amaraweera, the government has agreed to…
Sri Lanka to raise USD 5 billion from bonds in 2018
The Sri Lankan government hopes to raise a record USD 5 billion through bond issues this year as it seeks…
G.C.E. A/L exam candidates to be given opportunities in nursing profession
Government has focused attention towards recruitment of candidates who pass the GCE Advanced Level Examinations, in any stream, to Nursing.…
Health Minister instructs to remove squatters from Kandy Teaching Hospital land
The Sri Lankan government has decided to expand the Kandy Teaching Hospital and plans to acquire the land belonging to…
Sri Lanka President pledges to lead his party to build a clean and pure political culture
President Maithripala Sirisena today pledged to lead his government and the party to build a “clean and pure political culture”…