Prima increases wheat flour price by Rs 7.20 per kilo

Sri Lankan companies commence production in Ethiopia

Two Sri Lankan companies have begun?operations at the Hawassa Industrial Park in Ethiopia, the Sri Lankan Embassy in Ethiopia said. The inauguration ceremony of the Hawassa Industrial Park in Ethiopia which attracted 18 leading global apparel and textile companies, was held at the Industrial Park with the participation of the Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, senior Ministers of the government, Ambassadors, senior government officials and the company owners etc. Product operations

24 Jun, 2017

Government urged to establish Office on Missing Persons

Amnesty International called on the Sri Lankan authorities to immediately implement the much delayed Office on Missing Persons. ?The people of Sri Lanka cannot wait any longer. Tens of thousands of families, from all communities, have waited far too long already. The Office on Missing Persons must be established as soon as possible,? said Biraj Patnaik, Amnesty International?s South Asia Director. ?It is encouraging that both the President and the Prime Minister have reached out to families of

23 Jun, 2017

Pakistan?s prestigious Jinnah scholarships for Sri Lankan youth

The Government of Pakistan through its High Commission in Sri Lanka has awarded scholarships to 170 bright Sri Lankan students of O? & A? levels under prestigious Jinnah Scholarship programme worth SL Rs. 4.225 million. The scholarships are named after the great statesman and leader of the Sub Continent, Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, who is the founder of Pakistan. The award ceremony was held in a local hotel in Colombo. The occasion was graced by Vice Chancellor Buddhist & Pali University

23 Jun, 2017