The World Capital Centre (WCC) has signed a US$ 2 billion investment agreement with the Board Of Investment (BOI) on 30th June 2017 for the constructing of tallest building in the Asian Region and 09th tallest to be in the… Read More »Tallest Tower in the Asian Region to be Built in Sri Lanka
Secretary to the President, Austin Fernando said the duty of the officials at the Presidential Secretariat is to carry out the policy outlined by the President Maithripala Sirisena and develop new policies where there are no established policies, inspired by… Read More »Strengthen ‘Brand President’s Office’ – Secretary Austin Fernando
The President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces His Excellency Maithripala Sirisena has appointed Major General Mahesh Senanayake RWP RSP USP psc as the 22nd Commander of the Army after promoting him… Read More »Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake Appointed as New Army Commander
Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has appointed nine member Board of Directors during its 178th Annual General meeting held on yesterday (Thursday), 29th June 2016. New Chairman – Mr Rajendra Theagarajah, Joint Deputy Chairman, Cargills Bank, succeeding Mr Samantha Ranatuga… Read More »New Chairmanship of Ceylon Chamber of Commerce
Draft National Report for the 3rd cycle of Sri Lanka’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on Human Rights The Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) is in the process of preparing Sri Lanka’s National Report for the 3rd cycle of the Universal… Read More »Draft National Report for Sri Lanka’s UPR on Human Rights
Opening Address by Hon. Ravi Karunanayake, MP, Minister of Foreign Affairs & Chairman of the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute (LKI) at the commencement of proceedings of the Seminar on Emerging Issues in the Indian Ocean and Foreign Policy Forum Wednesday, 28 June… Read More »Srilanka Foreign Minister Speech on Emerging Issues in the Indian Ocean and Foreign Policy Forum
President Maithripala Sirisena wishes a Happy Eid-ul-Fitr to all Muslims in Sri Lanka and around the world : The contemporary human being, suffering from limitless greed, is engaged in a journey of unending desire for material wealth. This devastating behavior… Read More »President Sirisena Wishes on Eid-ul-Fitr
Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to the USA, Prasad Kariyawasam, who has been a member of the UN Committee on Migrant Workers since its inception in March 2004, and the first Chair of the Committee , was re-elected for the fourth time… Read More »Ambassador Prasad Kariyawasam Re-elected to the UN Committee on Migrant Workers
Minister of Finance and Mass Media of Sri Lanka on the sidelines of the Second Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) held in Jeju, Republic of Korea on 16 – 17… Read More »Hon. Minister Mangala Samaraweera Met with the Indonesian Finance Minister Hon. Sri Mulyani Indrawati
The Embassy of Jakarta will be closed during the Idul Fitri holidays from 23rd June 2017 to 28th June 2017