Germany delivers Patriot air defence system to Ukraine
Germany has delivered to Ukraine a Patriot air defence system to help the country protect itself from the frequent barrages of Russian missiles, the German government announced on its page on arms aid to Ukraine on Wednesday.
Ghana needs over $86 million to eliminate HIV/AIDS by 2030
Accra, April 19, GNA — Ghana needs about $132 million to effectively fight new HIV infections to ensure its elimination by 2030.
France, Japan, India team up to rescue Sri Lanka from China debt trap
France, India and Japan have teamed up and invited others to join in the rescue of Sri Lanka’s crippled economy; a crisis blamed on mindless spending by the island’s former rulers of money borrowed from various countries.
Ceypetco to buy 500 ppm Sulphur gasoil after a lapse of over one year
Sri Lanka’s Ceypetco has issued a tender to buy 500 ppm Sulphur gasoil contract cargoes for the first time in more than a year, a tender document on the company’s website showed on Monday.
Japan, and UNDP step into boost Sri Lanka socio-economic recovery
The Government of Japan and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) 24th of April launched a new initiative to strengthen socio-economic recovery via home-based agriculture and energy security measures.
Russia's foreign minister speaks at UN Security Council
In Monday’s meeting of the United Nations Security Council, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov repeated accusations against the US, NATO and Ukraine. DW takes a look at the speech and debunks some of his claims.
Inland Revenue Department collects Rs. 316 bn tax revenue in 1Q of 2023
The Commissioner General of the Inland Revenue Department, D.R.S. Hapuarachchi says that the department has collected Rs. 316 billion as tax revenue during the first quarter of the year 2023.
Sri Lanka’s Trincomalee port starts night operations
Sri Lanka’s Trincomalee port in the North East coast of the island has started night operations with equipment granted by the government of Japan, the Ministry of Ports and Aviation said.
Silence along Ukraine’s southern front fuels speculation over counteroffensive
Miles of empty fields where you might expect a build-up of armor. Tank tracks that emerge in the mud from nowhere, and lead there too. Distant artillery duels that locals say peak and ebb.
Experts smell a rat as Lankan authorities place hopes on Singapore
Two years after the MV X-Press Pearl container ship caught fire in Sri Lankan waters, local authorities continue to take a snail-paced approach to file a compensation claim. The inferno is reported as the single worst incident of chemical and plastic pollution at sea.
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Former AG files petition before Court of Appeal
Former Attorney General Dappula de Livera filed a writ petition before the Court of Appeal yesterday against the summons issued on him by the Terrorism Investigations Division (TID).
Sri Lanka to file a case in Singapore today over X-Press Pearl disaster
Sri Lanka is to file a case in Singapore against the shipping company of MV X-Press Pearl over the disaster in Sri Lankan waters in May 2021.
Urbanization in Sri Lanka increases to 45 percent
According to a survey conducted by the National Physical Planning Department in Sri Lanka, urbanization in Sri Lanka has increased to 45 percent.
Govt to provide Rs. 11 billion in subsidies to paddy farmers to buy fertilizer
Minister of Agriculture Mahinda Amaraweera says the government’s attention has been focused on providing a financial subsidy to the farmers who are cultivating paddy during the Yala season.