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Colombo, 02nd June 2016: President Maithripala Sirisena has decided to appoint Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy for the position of the Central Bank Governor of Sri Lanka. The decision h..

Ninety fourth International Co-operative Day will be celebrated today (2nd July) at Nelum Pokuna theatre under the patronage of the President Maithripala Sirisena. The Internation..

World Bank has approved a USD 125 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA) for modernizing the local agriculture in Northern, Eastern, Central, North-Cen..

Minister of Justice Dr.Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe who was in Geneva to take part in the 32nd regular session of the United Nation Human Right Council met the High Commissioner for Human..

Public interests will be taken in to the consideration in drafting the new Constitution, the President assured. “Constitution will only strengthen the independence, freedom of the..

Government is looking at new environmental friendly power plants. Natural gas has been given the first priority in this new consideration, according to Minister of Power and Renew..

Central Bank releasing the monetary policy review for May 2016 on Friday (June 24) has decided to continue maintaining current policy interest rates. Accordingly, the Monetary Boa..

Sri Lanka parliament Friday (June 24) passed the Bill entitled "Right to Information" with amendments following the Second Reading Debate which commenced yesterday and continued to..

Right to Information Commission, which will be appointed soon is an independent body and will not be allowed to be used as a cats-paw of the Media Ministry, confirmed Deputy Minist..

President Maithripala Sirisena has invited the private sector to join the Government to support the national goal of energy sufficiency within the next 10 years. The President add..