The Foreign Ministry summoned Canadian High Commissioner in Colombo Eric Walsh and registered Sri Lanka’s strong protest over Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s remarks on May 18 recognizing what he called a ‘Tamil genocide week’.

The Port Control Unit of Sri Lanka Customs has seized a stock of around 8,000 kilograms of ‘Hookah tobacco’, which is used in Sheesha machines, which have been illegally imported into the country from Dubai.The stock of tobacco is estimated to be worth around Rs. 164 million.

The Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) has taken a special decision on the inclusion of the names of the current and previous vehicle owners in the Certificate of Registration of Motor Vehicles.

The 2nd Experts Meeting on the Migration Partnership between Sri Lanka and Switzerland reviewed the progress made under the Migration Partnership since its launch in 2016 and discussed the priorities and challenges for the future. The two sides reaffirmed their commitment to enhancing bilateral cooperation on migration issues, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

The EU has urged Sri Lanka to lift the import restrictions, preventing many European products from entering its market.

Sri Lanka’s first social innovation lab, Citra, joins hands with the National Innovation Agency to implement innovative approaches in public service delivery.

The Government is to proceed with a proposal to restructure public enterprises, based on a Cabinet paper put forward by President Ranil Wickremesinghe.

Sri Lanka government sticking to its watch word of ‘walk the talk’ is now set to fulfill a pledge given to expatriate workers by implementing a housing project exclusively for expatriate workers.

We have nothing to do with Pastor Jerome Fernando. He does not belong to the Catholic Church. We also denounce the statement he has made against Buddhism and other religions