Here’s Why Biden Gave a Shoutout to Sri Lanka’s New President
WEB4 hours ago · President Joe Biden took to X, formerly known as Twitter, on Thursday to congratulate Sri Lanka’s new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake on his election to office. Sri Lanka is a small island country with a population of 22 million. But it is very much at the center of the U.S.-China rivalry geographically and otherwise.
Sri Lanka’s credit risks could stay ‘elevated’ for some time – Moody’s
WEB1 day ago · Pledges by Sri Lanka’s new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to cut taxes and make changes to the country’s International Monetary Fund bailout could keep the country’s credit risks elevated for some time, rating agency Moody’s has said. We do not expect significant disruption to the country’s reform agenda or macroeconomic policies ...
President directs to increase fertilizer subsidy for paddy farmers
WEB5 hours ago · According to this initiative, the fertilizer subsidy, which was previously set at Rs. 15,000 per hectare, will be increased to Rs. 25,000. This enhanced subsidy will take effect starting October 01. To ensure efficient delivery of the subsidy to farmers, the funds will be directly transferred to their bank accounts.
LankaWeb – Sri Lanka’s new three-member Cabinet appointed
WEB2 days ago · September 24, 2024 05:55 pm. Sri Lanka’s new three-member Cabinet of Ministers was sworn-in before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, a short while ago. Dr. Harini Amarasuriya was sworn-in as the Minister of Justice, Education, Labour, Industries, Science and Tech, Health and Food Security, shortly ...
Sri Lanka’s Dissanayake in early lead to become president
WEB5 days ago · COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Marxist-leaning leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake grabbed a commanding early lead on Sunday (Sep 22) in his bid to become the next president of the debt-ridden country seeking to elect a leader to bolster its fragile economic recovery. Early results from Saturday’s vote strongly suggested that …
Sri Lankan election shines light on president’s legacy and links
WEBAug 20, 2024 · COLOMBO — Sri Lanka’s first presidential election since an economic crisis tipped the government into turmoil two years ago will focus attention on whether the unelected incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe can hold on to his position. United National Party’s Wickremesinghe assumed the presidency after …
EC accepts nominations of all 39 presidential candidates
WEBAug 15, 2024 · The Election Commission of Sri Lanka says it has accepted the nominations of all 39 presidential candidates who submitted their nominations today (15) for the 2024 Presidential Election. The Election Commission Chairman R.M.A.L. Rathnayake announced that the three objections presented following the nomination submission, were rejected.
Island-wide quarantine curfew in Sri Lanka further extended
WEBSep 10, 2021 · Courtesy Adaderana. The ongoing island-wide quarantine curfew orders will stay in effect for another week, the Cabinet Spokesman, Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella announced today.
Sri Lanka confirms 2,964 COVID cases in total today
WEBSep 7, 2021 · Courtesy Adaderana The Epidemiology Unit of the Health Ministry reports that 1,141 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sri Lanka, moving the daily total of new cases to 2,964. This brings the confirmed tally of coronavirus infections reported in the country to 471,863. A total of 388,278 recoveries have …
LankaWeb – Sri Lanka extends island-wide quarantine curfew
WEBAug 27, 2021 · Sri Lanka has extended the current island-wide quarantine curfew orders by a week, in a bid to curb the soaring COVID-19 figures in the country prompted by the rapid spread of the Delta variant. Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella tweeted that the extended quarantine curfew orders are effective until …