A special US delegation led by  US Under Secretary of State  for Political Affairs  Mrs. Victoria Nuland recently made a special visit at the Port of Colombo (POC). US Ambassador Her Excellency   Juli J. Chung  also included in the delegation. The delegation inspected the ongoing port… Read More

The Foreign Ministers’ Conference of BIMSTEC member countries will be held today (29). It was at the Bandaranaike International Conference Hall.  Delegates from 7 countries including India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand and Nepal are participating in the 5th BIMSTEC Summit… Read More

Sri Lanka has requested an additional $ 1 billion loan from India to import essential food items, Reuters reports. According to a Reuters report, the Indian authorities have indicated that they will comply with Sri Lanka’s request for a new… Read More

China has rejected a request from Sri Lanka to repay a loan taken from China, a weekend newspaper reports. But China has proposed another loan to pay off that debt. Accordingly, the Chinese government has recently agreed to provide a… Read More

The Public Utilities Commission will announce the power cuts today (29)  Accordingly, the power cut is as follows. Zones A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L – 5 hours from 08.00 am to 06.00 pm… Read More

The government has decided to provide an allowance of Rs. 5,000 to selected families for the coming New Year. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by the President yesterday.  Accordingly, Cabinet approval has been granted to pay… Read More