Government Archives

July 9, 2024

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

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 […]

October 13, 2023

More than 400 retired government servants were hosted at a Pensioners’ Day event in Anuradhapura by the Commercial Bank of Ceylon recently, enabling them to discuss their banking requirements with officials of the Bank. The event kicked off with a lecture on non-communicable diseases delivered by Dr Manoj Fernando, Senior Lecturer of […]

October 10, 2023

President of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), Ms. Asmâa Resmouki, who was in Sri Lanka on an invitation extended to her by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka), held high-level discussions with a top Government Minister and Officials last week. During her stay in Colombo, Ms. […]

September 25, 2023

– 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 […]

September 4, 2023

1st September 2023: The Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PA) commended Government and Trade Union representatives for voicing preliminary support for long-overdue reforms to the archaic colonial-era daily attendance-based model in favour of a productivity-boosting modern Revenue Share Model. While certain stakeholders have advocated limiting workers’ pay to a mere Rs. 1,000, over […]

June 21, 2023

[COLOMBO, 21 June 2023] – Through generous funding from the government of New Zealand, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is currently implementing a comprehensive programme aimed at addressing malnutrition among children under five in selected MOH divisions in Monaragala and Nuwara Eliya. The initiative targets moderate to […]

May 22, 2023

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In the recent Huawei Asia Pacific Partners Congress，Simon Zou, Vice President of Huawei EBG Global Public Sector, shed light on Huawei’s expanding partnership network and its role in advancing digital transformation in government, education, and healthcare industries. In the Asia Pacific region, the company’s sales increased by 65% year-on-year. In addition, the […]

May 16, 2023

COLOMBO, 16 May 2023 – The Government of Japan through the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is providing USD 4,629,629 to strengthen the production capacity of smallholder paddy farmers in identified districts of the Dry and Intermediate Zones of Sri Lanka. Smallholder farmers are amongst the most vulnerable […]

March 8, 2023

The Government of Japan decided to provide $1 million emergency Food assistance to WFP for Rohingya refugees. Due to a dire funding shortfall, WFP is forced to cut back its life-saving food assistance for Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar. “Following the food assistance of 4.3 million USD in last September, Japan decided to […]

Sri Lanka takes major step forward in combating malnutrition by launching locally-produced fortified rice kernels

Governments from Asia and the Pacific gather to review lessons learned from pandemic and environmental crises and transform agrifood systems for present and future generations

ComBank hosts 400 retirees at Pensioners’ Day event in Anuradhapura

IFAC President, CA Sri Lanka officials meet top Government Minister and Officials

“SLPA has the potential to serve as an exemplary model for the Government sector, leading the way and becoming a guiding beacon for all institutions”

PA commends growing Government & Trade Union support for reforms towards a Revenue Share Model

FAO and New Zealand Government Collaborate to Combat Child Malnutrition in Sri Lanka

Huawei advances Government and Public Digitalization in APAC countries, with partners up to 300

The Government of Japan provides $ 4.6 million through FAO to boost paddy production in the dry and intermediate zones of Sri Lanka

Japan provides $1 million emergency Food assistance to WFP for Rohingya refugees