News

Australia to provide $50 million assistance to Sri Lanka

20 Jun, 2022

Feature Image

Australia will provide $50 million in Official Development Assistance to support Sri Lanka meet urgent food and healthcare needs, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said today.

Sri Lanka currently faces its worst economic crisis in seventy years, leading to shortages of food, medicine and fuel.

Australia has a close and long-standing relationship with Sri Lanka. Not only do we want to help the people of Sri Lanka in its time of need, there are also deeper consequences for the region if this crisis continues.

We will contribute an immediate $22 million to the World Food Programme for emergency food assistance to help three million people in Sri Lanka meet their daily nutritional needs.

Australia will also provide $23 million in development assistance to Sri Lanka in 2022-23.

This will support health services, and economic recovery, with a strong emphasis on protecting those at risk, especially women and girls.

These contributions are in addition to $5 million recently provided to United Nations agencies for Sri Lanka. (Colombo Gazette)

Recommended For You

Feature Image

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka agree to take forward bilateral relations

President Maithripala Sirisena and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged to carry forward the long standing bilateral relations between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh on a solid foundation. Both leaders emphasized this when visiting Sri Lankan President met with the Bangladesh Prime Minister in Dhaka today. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina warmly received the President when he arrived at the Prime Minister?s Office. After a cordial meeting between the leaders, the bilateral discussi

14 Jul, 2017

Feature Image

CID commences investigations into Welikada prison riot

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has commenced investigations into the Welikada prison riot. The riot in 2012 left 27 inmates dead and several injured.?The riot broke out during a search for illegal arms. The Government had appointed a committee to investigate the riot and a report was compiled on the incident but it was not made public. In January this year the Human Rights Commission in Sri Lanka (HRCSL) recorded a statement from a journalist over the riot. The statement was re

13 Jul, 2017

Feature Image

Former Navy spokesman Dassanayake remanded till July 19

Former Navy spokesman DKP Dassanayake, who was arrested on Wednesday by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) over the disappearance of 11 youth, was produced in court today and remanded till July 19 by the Colombo Fort Magistrate. Only the best online friv games are presented on this mega portal. Play online games on the friv games site with the whole family. The youth had been reported missing between 2008 and 2009. In 2015 the CID had questioned Dassanayake over allegations that some

14 Jul, 2017