No request made to re-appoint Mahinda Rajapaksa as Prime Minister – Sagara Kariyawasam

No request was made to the President Ranil Wickremesinghe to re-appoint former President Mahinda Rajapaksa as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, the General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Sagara Kariyawasam said.



Sri Lanka introduces loan scheme for unemployed youth to engage in agriculture

The Small Scale Agri-Entrepreneurship Participation Programme (SAPP) project of Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Agriculture has introduced a relief loan programme allowing unemployed youths to obtain loans at an interest rate of 6.5 percent for agricultural activities.



Kithul generates over Rs. 50 Billion to national income annually – Minister

Annual contribution to the country’s national income through the Kithul industry is more than Rs.50 billion, Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said.



Landslide warnings issued to several areas in five districts in Sri Lanka

Landslide warnings have been issued for several areas in five districts in Sri Lanka which will be in effect till 1:30 PM tomorrow (May 15) by the National Building Research Organisation (NBRO).



Australia to gift former Royal Australian Beechcraft to Sri Lanka

The Australian Government has gifted a former Royal Australian Air Force Beechcraft KA350 aircraft to Sri Lanka, the Australian High Commission in Colombo said.



Price of a 50kg cement bag reduced by Rs.150

The price of a 50 kg cement bag has been reduced by Rs. 150 with effect from midnight yesterday (May 13).



Sri Lankan migrant workers’ foreign remittances increase in April 2023 compared to 2022

Sri Lankan migrant workers’ foreign remittances increased to US$ 454.0 million in April 2023 from US$ 248.9 million in April 2022, according to Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment Manusha Nanayakkara.



Sri Lankan baker Tharshan Selvarajah wins Paris’s ‘Best Baguette’ award

Au Levain des Pyrénées boulangerie and baker Tharshan Selvarajah, 37, took first place in the 30th annual “Grand Prix de la Baguette de Traditional Francaise de la Ville De Paris,” the most revered baguette competition.



Sri Lanka’s airline posts US $ 525 million annual loss

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka’s national airline announced a staggering US $ 525 million annual loss yesterday.



Sri Lanka Government focuses on promoting ‘Health Tourism’

A program to generate income for Sri Lanka through ‘Health Tourism’ is expected to be prepared, President’s Senior Adviser Sagala Ratnayaka said.



Prices of imported milk powder to be reduced from 15th May, 2023

The price of imported milk powder will be reduced by Rs. 200 per kilogram from 15 May, 2023, Trade Minister Nalin Fernando said.



Sri Lankan Rupee appreciates against U.S. Dollar

The Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR) has appreciated against the US dollar (USD) today (May 12), according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).



Kalutara teen girl’s death: Main suspect remanded until 26th May

The main suspect arrested in connection with the suspicious death of a 16-year-old schoolgirl in Kalutara has been remanded until May 26, 2023.



UNDP to help convert 500,000 three-wheelers (Tuk-Tuks) in Sri Lanka to electric vehicles

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is working with Sri Lanka to develop a project to mainstream e-mobility through the conversion of 500,000 Tuk-Tuks to electric vehicles (EVs) or e-Tuk-Tuks over a 5-year period.



Sri Lanka President says World’s first international environmental university will be established in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced that Sri Lanka is establishing the world’s first international environmental university to support the global effort in addressing climate change.



Foreign Mission backed the ‘Aragalaya’ – Namal

More details will emerge soon about who is the foreign party that supported the ‘Aragalaya’ and presently Sri Lanka has a President and cabinet appointed by the ‘Aragalaya’, MP Namal Rajapaksa said today (May 11).