01. Establishment of a state of the art Centralized data management system for the elections
Speech at the South Asian Diaspora Convention by Hon. Ranil Wickremesinghe Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
The situation in the University of Jaffna campus is entirely peaceful and arrangements have been made
National radio will enter into a comprehensive media education arena accordingly, a media academy
01. Formation of an Organization for Nation Development with Civil-Military Coordination (Document No -
Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera welcomed Assistant Secretaries of State Nisha Biswal and Tom Malinowski
US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal will arrive in
Certificate Awarding Ceremony of the “PILIBIMBU 2016” photographic exhibition was held recently at
A team of journalists from the Northern Province called on the President Maithripala Sirisena and
01. E-Motoring Project – Department of Motor Traffic (Document No - 09)
Above project is expected
Statement by Hon. Mangala Samaraweera, MP , Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka , 32nd
New Governor of the Central Bank Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy received his letter of appointment from
The Independent Television Network is now equipped with a full High Definition Studio Complex. The
Government is looking at the potential to establish an International Media Training Academy in Sri Lanka with
President Maithripala Sirisena is expected to appoint the new Governor of the Central Bank soon.
According to
Government plans to recruit 8,000 Information Officers for 4,000 government institutions to be
01. Memorandum of Understanding between Government of Singapore and the Government of Sri Lanka on
Government plans to restructure the State Printing Corporation (SPC) using modern equipment and
Saman Athaudahetti assumed duties as Acting Chairman of the Independent Television Network last
Right to information is part of the sovereignty of the people. As such Prime Minister Ranil
Sri Lanka’s long-awaited amended Right to Information Bill (RTI) will be moved in Parliament today
The National Ceremony to commemorate World Day Against Child Labour will be held at the BMICH today
Financial donations by Mr. Kushan Kirana Ayung, Chairman of the Lion Air and the Sangha Theravada
01. Strengthening the coordination between provincial councils and linear ministries
Matters have
The implementation of the Right to Information Act (RTI) is due to be carried out in stages,
President Maithripala Sirisena inaugurated the Lake House Mihintale Aloka Pooja organised by the
The much awaited Right to Information (RTI) Bill will be presented to Parliament next week, 20
President Maithripala Sirisena and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuolu discussed ways to
The ‘Senehe Siyapatha’ initiative continued its second phase of relief efforts at the Kolonnawa
The media has to play a vital role in promoting corruption free society, said Parliamentary
Proposed Right to Information Bill (RTI) is expected to make changes in a moderate way to uphold good
01. Treaty on extradition between the governments of Sri Lanka and Ukraine (Document No - 08)
The
Director of Digital Rapid Response in the Office of Digital Strategy of White House, Tanya
Foreign of Turkey, Mevlüt Çavusoglu will be in Sri Lanka for two days. He will reach the island on
Sri Lanka has become more peaceful and ranked higher in this year's Global Peace Index as the
"Senehe Siyapatha" fund, established to assist the recent flood affected people will offer
President’s House in Colombo and the Gordon Park will be opened for the public and the school
Today is the world Word Oceans Day. Sri Lanka will join the global community to mark this annual
Dr. Ranga Kalansooriya, a senior journalist and the founding Director-General of the Sri Lanka Press
“Human being, as a cultural creature, is considered more important than any other living creature
The Department of Government Information has strongly condemned the attack against Journalist
The recognition of the Sri Lankan government in the international sphere was seen from the warm
The first flag of the program to sell anti-tobacco flags, carried out in parallel to the World No
Government of Canada has provided CAD 310,000 (approximately LKR 35 million) in support to
Today is the World Tobacco Day, which was declared by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 1988
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to take part in the Rotary International Convention 2016 that was
Japanese Prime Minister offered a Yen 38 billion ODA loan to Sri Lanka for water purification
President Maithripala Sirisena and the President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo held
President Maithripala Sirisena arrived this morning (May 26) in Nagoya in Southern Japan to
President Maithripala Sirisena will leave for Japan today (25th May) to participate in the G–7
Water motors worth Rs. 35 million bought with the funds of Senehase Siyapatha, an initiative by Lake
Mr Karunarathna Paranavithana, Deputy Minister of Parliamentary Reforms and Mass Media will leave for
State ceremony of offering the traditional “Sannas Pathra” to the newly appointed “Maha Nayaka”and the
State Vesak Festival- 2016 will be held from 18th to 24th May in Hambantota district
centering the
The government has established total media freedom today and some say it is too much now,
Sri Lanka has improved from its 165th to 141st in the world media freedom index. The Government
President Maithripala Sirisena and the delegation will leave for London tomorrow (11th May) early
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has promised a loan of US $ three billion to Sri Lanka for
Launch of the World Export Development Forum (WEDF) 2016, the flagship event of the Geneva-based
President Maithripala Sirisena will leave for London on May 11 to attend the Anti-Corruption
Media institutions should be committed to fulfil their obligations to build a knowledgeable
Introducing structural changes to the media sector is rather important than criticizing the
World Press Freedom Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in December 1993, following the
“We should take a firm determination to fulfill the aspirations of our people with a firm
Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers Mónica Pinto, and the Special
President Maithripala Sirisena said the top most priority of the government is to create legal,
Newly appointed Secretary to the Ministry of Parliamentary Reforms and Mass Media Nimal Bopage
President Maithripala Sirisena has appointed Nimal Bopage as the new Secretary to Ministry of Mass
Survey conducted reveals significant improvement in press freedom in Sri Lanka last year as the
The Government and people of Sri Lanka are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of many lives caused
Japan will hold an outreach meeting during the G7 Ise-Shima Summit, inviting the heads of state
Constitutional Council will meet today (18th April) at the Parliament under the patronage of the
Sri Lanka will sign the Paris Agreement on Climate Change at its Signing Ceremony to be held on 22
China made a 500 million Yuan outright grant to Sri Lanka and said they would expedite the Free
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe arrived in China for a three-day official visit yesterday (6th
Constitutional Council assembled yesterday for the first time in Parliament with the mandate to
After a speech, next day I have to go through the newspaper articles in fear of what journalists have
Closing ceremony of the “Yowun Puraya 2016, the national youth program held in the Air force camp in
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will leave on a three day state visit to China on April 6 at the
The Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) provides various socio economic and demographic statistics to
An open invitation to all those who are interested in Arts
An event to commemorate late Mr Gamini
President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday (March 28) condemning Sunday's terror attack in Lahore,
The government has ensured media freedom in the North, Parliamentary Reforms and Mass Media Minister
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, strongly condemning the Tuesday's bomb attacks in
Government of Kazakhstan has extended an invitation to Sri Lanka to participate in “World Expo”
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
A special survey conducted by the Ministry of Health in 2014/2015 reveals 1.7% of Sri Lankans are
The Chief Prelate (Mahanayake) of the Asgiriya Chapter Venerable Galagama Attadassi Thera has
The Right to Information Bill (RTI) will be presented in the Parliament after receiving the
In statement to the public in commemoration of International Women's Day, President Maithripala
President Maithripala Sirisena said it is people in North and East that suffered and the
The Right to Information Bill will be presented to Parliament on March 8 for the first reading.
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
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mangala Samaraweera during a three-day visit to New York elaborated on
Prime Minister of New Zealand John Phillip Key, who is in Sri Lanka on a two-day official visit,
“Children in the North and the South have the same human blood. Therefore, everybody should get
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