March 20, 2025
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6min75
Nearly 24,000 individuals from 5,640 households affected by climate change in the dry zone of Sri Lanka to be supported. The project will focus on and partner with women to increase their involvement in climate-adaptive farming practices. Communities will be equipped with climate-smart agriculture techniques to build climate resilience. Thursday, 20th March 2025, COLOMBO; World […]

March 18, 2025
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5min32
The Sri Lanka Association for Software Services Companies (SLASSCOM), in collaboration with the Sri Lankan government, made a powerful statement at the NASSCOM Technology and Leadership Forum (NTLF) 2025 in Mumbai, India, taking center stage to highlight Sri Lanka’s rising prominence as a global innovation hub, underscoring the nation’s strategic position as a preferred destination […]

February 21, 2025
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4min23
According to the latest Kaspersky Managed Detection and Response (MDR) analyst report, government and development industries experienced a significant decrease in the number of high-severity incidents with direct human involvement in 2024, whereas the food, IT, telecom and industrial sectors demonstrated an increase. The annual Managed Detection and Response (MDR) analyst report provides insights into […]

February 18, 2025
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4min26
Sri Lanka’s banks have welcomed the maiden budget of the new government, describing it as “positive” and one that seeks to maintain policy consistency, especially on the fiscal path. In a statement, the Sri Lanka Banks’ Association (SLBA), which represents all licensed banks in Sri Lanka, commended the budget proposals presented to Parliament by President […]

December 1, 2024
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4min6
The All Island Dairy Association extended its heartfelt congratulations to the new NPP government for winning both recent elections and in particular welcomes the newly appointed Minister of Agriculture, Livestock development, Land & Irrigation – K.D Lal Kantha – while pledging their full support to him. AIDA serves as the central forum for consensus building […]

July 9, 2024
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5min11
Colombo, Sri Lanka – July 06, 2024 – The Government of Sri Lanka announced that Sri Lanka has now gained the capacity to produce fortified rice kernels. The Kernels are enriched with Folic Acid and Iron through an extrusion process creating nutrient rich grains that will be blended with regular rice to produce fortified rice. […]

February 19, 2024
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5min13
19/02/2024, Colombo, Sri Lanka – Government policymakers from across the vast Asia and Pacific region are meeting here this week to agree a pathway to reform their agrifood systems and accelerate recovery from pandemic and environmental crises, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), reported today. Government Ministers and Heads of Delegation […]

September 25, 2023
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4min0
      – Keith D. Bernard, Chairman of SLPA   Mr.Keith D. Bernard –  the Chairman of Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA), welcoming the attendees as Chair, made these comments at the Annual Performance Review Meeting (APRM) of SLPA for the year 2022. The meeting was held on September 14, 2023, at its headquarters in […]


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