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Sri Lanka Census and Statistics Dept gets new head

K M D S D Karunarathna replaces D D G A Seneviratne

September 4, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka trains state officers on use of AI

To transform the public service into 'a productive and efficient service'

August 16, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka gets new surveyor general, exam commissioner general

Subhashini Indika Kumari Liyanage appointed Commissioner General of Examinations, Y G Gnanathilaka Surveyor General

May 8, 2025 1 min read

KOICA grant of USD8.5mn to automate Colombo municipality revenue systems

Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA)grant to automate Sri Lanka's Colombo Municipal Council revenue collection

April 29, 2025 1 min read
Sri Lanka to absorb Hadabima Authority into new watershed management body

The Hadabima Authority was originally established as the National Agricultural Diversification and Settlement Authority

156,261 Sri Lanka Aswesuma beneficiaries need bank accounts

Beneficiaries will be given time until December to open accounts and benefit from July installments.

Nethmi Rajawasam
October 26, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s targeted Aswesuma poverty alleviation program faces delay amid resistance

Payments were made for some beneficiaries only in July. No payments were made for August, September

Shihar Aneez
October 24, 2023 3 min read

Sri Lanka water board to go digital with Japan support

NWSDB will be supported to transform its current paper document system into digital form to speed up its operations

October 17, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka to introduce social security system: minister

The system will address weaknesses of the current system and provide much-needed support to workers and their families

September 27, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka's SEC approves new listing board and rules for SOEs

SEC approves creation of a separate CSE listing board and listing rules for SOEs

September 13, 2023 3 min read

Only 25-pct of Sri Lanka state agencies make satisfactory disclosure under RTI: survey

Public authorities made ‘moderately satisfactory’ disclosures on their websites under RTI.

September 5, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka can't reduce water charges, economical usage encouraged: State minister

Sri Lanka has increased water charges to record high level in line with IMF conditions

September 1, 2023 2 min read
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Sri Lanka's next Aswesuma scheme could face delay-minister

Aswesma scheme received an overwhelming number of applications

August 5, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka Telecom on rating upgrade track on planned stake sale: Fitch

"Fitch will resolve the RWP when the proposed disposal becomes practically unconditional"

March 28, 2023 7 min read
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Sri Lanka to transfer 1-pct of 2023 current spending of all ministries to health

The Health Minister said he needs an additional 10 billion rupees to purchase medicine in 2023

January 17, 2023 1 min read
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China to give RMB 90 million to School uniform

The first batch containing three million meters of finished fabric has already left China

December 19, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lanka Police lose seven horses in seven months amid feed shortage

The deaths occurred in February, April, October and November

December 6, 2022 2 min read
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Sri Lanka analysts frown upon Wickremesinghe's high defence budget 

Sri Lanka's defence budget is almost equal to the total of education, health allocations

Mahadiya Hamza
November 15, 2022 3 min read
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Sri Lanka launches e-channelling for FM's consular services to minimize corruption, inefficiency

Public seeking authentication services may dial 225 (Mobile subscribers) or 1225 (landline subscribers)

September 29, 2022 1 min read
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