November 01, 2024
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US Assistant Secretary assures to assist Sri Lanka
October 19, 2022Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu who is currently on an official visit to Sri Lanka met with President Ranil Wickremesinghe and assured to support Sri Lanka during this difficult period.
Government ready for prudent economic management following successful debt restructuring - President
October 19, 2022• The country lost Rs. 700 billion due to wrong economic policies in the past
• The inflation rate increased to 70 per cent since Rs. 2,300 billion was printed during the past two and a half years.
• The country will have to revert to an era of queues if revenue is not raised through direct tax increases.
President issues instructions for a full state-sponsored funeral for Most Ven. (Dr) Pallegama Siriniwasa Thera
October 19, 2022President Ranil Wickremesinghe has issued instructions for the final rites of the late Anuradhapura Atamasthanadhipathi, North Central Province Chief Sanghanayaka Most Venerable Dr Pallegama Sirinivasa Thera, to be held under full state sponsorship.
Courtesy call by Ambassador Shobini Gunasekera on the Secretary (Minister) of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines
October 19, 2022Sri Lanka Ambassador to the Philippines, Shobini Gunasekera, paid a courtesy call on, Secretary (Minister) of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines Enrique A. Manalo, at the Office of the Secretary in the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).
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