COLOMBO, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Twenty-one new state ministers took oaths before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday, hours after 17 new cabinet ministers were sworn in earlier. In a small ceremony held at the president's official house, the state ministers were sworn in by the president ...
In Sri Lanka, 21 new state ministers took oaths before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday, hours after 17 new cabinet ministers were sworn in. The country has witnessed public protests for weeks amid shortages of food, fuel and medicine....
The new cabinet and state ministers were appointed after the previous cabinet resigned earlier this month due to political instability in the country following a severe economic crisis. Sri Lanka has been facing public protests for weeks, with protestors urging the government to deliver immediate relie...
Sri Lanka with 22 million people is facing its worst economic turmoil since independence from Britain in 1948. Foreign exchange reserves have dropped to historic lows, leaving the country struggling to pay for essential imports of fuel, food and medicine. President Ranil Wickremesinghe remains Financ...
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka digital freelancers and others who export services can deduct expenses before filing a tax return on a new 15 percent tax, and also offset any taxes charged abroad, Deputy Ministers of Economic Development and Finance said. ...
Let’s start with tenders. Under previous governments, the process of awarding government contracts was so shady that even the shadows felt uncomfortable. Stories abound of contracts handed out to companies whose only “qualifications” were their proximity to certain ministers’ dinner tables. ...
ECONOMYNEXT – Foreign Ministers of Sri Lanka and the Maldives said they are committed to strengthen the bilateral ties between the two neighbour island nations with mutual benefits to both countries. Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath met his Maldivian counterpart Abdulla Khaleel in Colombo...
elect the Council of Ministers. Prior to 2003, the Council had six members and rotated the responsibility as prime minister and head of government between each one for a period of one year, but in 2003, the National Assembly elected four additional ministers and also selected the prime ...
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden have confirmed they will attend the queen's funeral, along with leaders from across the British commonwealth, including the prime ministers of Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Bangladesh, and the presidents of India and Sri Lanka. French President Emmanue...
Key state ministers included Eran Wickramaratne who was sworn in as the state minister of finance and Ranjith Aluwihare was sworn in as the state minister of tourism development. The new appointments were made a day after Sirisena appointed a new 30-member cabinet, including himself who will...