News Archive


01. Establishment of a state of the art Centralized data management system for the elections

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Speech at the South Asian Diaspora Convention by Hon. Ranil Wickremesinghe Prime Minister of Sri Lanka

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The situation in the University of Jaffna campus is entirely peaceful and arrangements have been made

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National radio will enter into a comprehensive media education arena accordingly, a media academy

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01. Formation of an Organization for Nation Development with Civil-Military Coordination (Document No -

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Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera welcomed Assistant Secretaries of State Nisha Biswal and Tom Malinowski

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US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal will arrive in

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Certificate Awarding Ceremony of the “PILIBIMBU 2016” photographic exhibition was held recently at

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A team of journalists from the Northern Province called on the President Maithripala Sirisena and

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01. E-Motoring Project – Department of Motor Traffic (Document No - 09)


Above project is expected

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Statement by Hon. Mangala Samaraweera, MP , Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka , 32nd

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New Governor of the Central Bank Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy received his letter of appointment from

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The Independent Television Network is now equipped with a full High Definition Studio Complex. The

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Government is looking at the potential to establish an International Media Training Academy in Sri Lanka with

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President Maithripala Sirisena is expected to appoint the new Governor of the Central Bank soon.

According to

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Government plans to recruit 8,000 Information Officers for 4,000 government institutions to be

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01. Memorandum of Understanding between Government of Singapore and the Government of Sri Lanka on

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Government plans to restructure the State Printing Corporation (SPC) using modern equipment and

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Saman Athaudahetti assumed duties as Acting Chairman of the Independent Television Network last

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Right to information is part of the sovereignty of the people. As such Prime Minister Ranil

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Sri Lanka’s long-awaited amended Right to Information Bill (RTI) will be moved in Parliament today

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The National Ceremony to commemorate World Day Against Child Labour will be held at the BMICH today

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Financial donations by Mr. Kushan Kirana Ayung, Chairman of the Lion Air and the Sangha Theravada

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01. Strengthening the coordination between provincial councils and linear ministries

Matters have

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The implementation of the Right to Information Act (RTI) is due to be carried out in stages,

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President Maithripala Sirisena inaugurated the Lake House Mihintale Aloka Pooja organised by the

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The much awaited Right to Information (RTI) Bill will be presented to Parliament next week, 20

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President Maithripala Sirisena and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuolu discussed ways to

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The ‘Senehe Siyapatha’ initiative continued its second phase of relief efforts at the Kolonnawa

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The media has to play a vital role in promoting corruption free society, said Parliamentary

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Proposed Right to Information Bill (RTI) is expected to make changes in a moderate way to uphold good

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01. Treaty on extradition between the governments of Sri Lanka and Ukraine (Document No - 08)

The

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Director of Digital Rapid Response in the Office of Digital Strategy of White House, Tanya

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Foreign of Turkey, Mevlüt Çavusoglu will be in Sri Lanka for two days. He will reach the island on

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Sri Lanka has become more peaceful and ranked higher in this year's Global Peace Index as the

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"Senehe Siyapatha" fund, established to assist the recent flood affected people will offer

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President’s House in Colombo and the Gordon Park will be opened for the public and the school

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Today is the world Word Oceans Day. Sri Lanka will join the global community to mark this annual

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Dr. Ranga Kalansooriya, a senior journalist and the founding Director-General of the Sri Lanka Press

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“Human being, as a cultural creature, is considered more important than any other living creature

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The Department of Government Information has strongly condemned the attack against Journalist

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The recognition of the Sri Lankan government in the international sphere was seen from the warm

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The first flag of the program to sell anti-tobacco flags, carried out in parallel to the World No

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Government of Canada has provided CAD 310,000 (approximately LKR 35 million) in support to

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Today is the World Tobacco Day, which was declared by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 1988

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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to take part in the Rotary International Convention 2016 that was

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Japanese Prime Minister offered a Yen 38 billion ODA loan to Sri Lanka for water purification

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President Maithripala Sirisena and the President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo held

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President Maithripala Sirisena arrived this morning (May 26) in Nagoya in Southern Japan to

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President Maithripala Sirisena will leave for Japan today (25th May) to participate in the G–7

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Water motors worth Rs. 35 million bought with the funds of Senehase Siyapatha, an initiative by Lake

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Mr Karunarathna Paranavithana, Deputy Minister of Parliamentary Reforms and Mass Media will leave for

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State ceremony of offering the traditional “Sannas Pathra” to the newly appointed “Maha Nayaka”and the

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State Vesak Festival- 2016 will be held from 18th to 24th May in Hambantota district 

centering the

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The government has established total media freedom today and some say it is too much now,

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Sri Lanka has improved from its 165th to 141st in the world media freedom index. The Government

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President Maithripala Sirisena and the delegation will leave for London tomorrow (11th May) early

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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has promised a loan of US $ three billion to Sri Lanka for

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Launch of the World Export Development Forum (WEDF) 2016, the flagship event of the Geneva-based

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President Maithripala Sirisena will leave for London on May 11 to attend the Anti-Corruption

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Media institutions should be committed to fulfil their obligations to build a knowledgeable

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Introducing structural changes to the media sector is rather important than criticizing the

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World Press Freedom Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in December 1993, following the

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“We should take a firm determination to fulfill the aspirations of our people with a firm

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Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers Mónica Pinto, and the Special

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President Maithripala Sirisena said the top most priority of the government is to create legal,

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Newly appointed Secretary to the Ministry of Parliamentary Reforms and Mass Media Nimal Bopage

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President Maithripala Sirisena has appointed Nimal Bopage as the new Secretary to Ministry of Mass

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Survey conducted reveals significant improvement in press freedom in Sri Lanka last year as the

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The Government and people of Sri Lanka are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of many lives caused

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Japan will hold an outreach meeting during the G7 Ise-Shima Summit, inviting the heads of state

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Constitutional Council will meet today (18th April) at the Parliament under the patronage of the

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Sri Lanka will sign the Paris Agreement on Climate Change at its Signing Ceremony to be held on 22

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China made a 500 million Yuan outright grant to Sri Lanka and said they would expedite the Free

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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe arrived in China for a three-day official visit yesterday (6th

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Constitutional Council assembled yesterday for the first time in Parliament with the mandate to

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After a speech, next day I have to go through the newspaper articles in fear of what journalists have

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Closing ceremony of the “Yowun Puraya 2016, the national youth program held in the Air force camp in

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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will leave on a three day state visit to China on April 6 at the

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The Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) provides various socio economic and demographic statistics to

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An open invitation to all those who are interested in Arts

An event to commemorate late Mr Gamini

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President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday (March 28) condemning Sunday's terror attack in Lahore,

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The government has ensured media freedom in the North, Parliamentary Reforms and Mass Media Minister

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Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, strongly condemning the Tuesday's bomb attacks in

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Government of Kazakhstan has extended an invitation to Sri Lanka to participate in “World Expo”

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The Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) Sri Lanka, has released the National accounts

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A group of foreign representatives, including 33 Ambassadors and High Commissioners visited

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A special survey conducted by the Ministry of Health in 2014/2015 reveals 1.7% of Sri Lankans are

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The Chief Prelate (Mahanayake) of the Asgiriya Chapter Venerable Galagama Attadassi Thera has

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The Right to Information Bill (RTI) will be presented in the Parliament after receiving the

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In statement to the public in commemoration of International Women's Day, President Maithripala

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President Maithripala Sirisena said it is people in North and East that suffered and the

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The Right to Information Bill will be presented to Parliament on March 8 for the first reading.

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Government exploring the possibilities to digitalize all local cinema halls to uplift the industry.

Minister of Parliamentary Reforms and Mass Media Gayantha Karunathilake will visit Northern province

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Minister of Foreign Affairs Mangala Samaraweera during a three-day visit to New York elaborated on

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Prime Minister of New Zealand John Phillip Key, who is in Sri Lanka on a two-day official visit,

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“Children in the North and the South have the same human blood. Therefore, everybody should get

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