Sri Lanka

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..

Government has set goals to double the exports by 2020, Primary Industries Minister Daya Gamage told the Parliament today (23rd June). Responding to a question for oral answer MP ..

The second reading debate of the much awaited Right to Information Bill was moved in the Parliament a short while ago. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe addressing the house requ..

Minister of Health and Indigenous Medicine, Dr. Rajitha Senaratne yesterday confirmed the value added tax is not applicable on channelling services and medicines. According to the..