Sri Lanka announces the successfulexpiration of its consent solution and exchange offer related to its International Sovereign Bonds

Sri Lanka announces the successfulexpiration of its consent solution and exchange offer related to its International Sovereign Bonds
His Excellency Santosh Jha, High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, held a meeting with the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, at the Prime Minister’s Office today. This meeting underscored the longstanding friendship and strategic partnership between the two neighboring nations.
Rs. 232 million has been the expected revenue from the Department of Excise for the year 2024, and the Department of Excise has stated that the department has been able to collect a revenue of exceeding Rs. 200 million as at 30.11.2024.
On the occasion of World Environment Day yesterday (05), a project to manufacture and distribute standardized waste bins made from discarded barrels was launched in the Muturajawela area by Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CEYPETCO).
In line with World Environment Day, a tree planting and conservation project was launched yesterday morning (5) along the coastal stretch of Colombo’s Marine Drive, from the Kollupitiya Railway Station towards Wellawatte. The initiative is being implemented by the Clean Sri Lanka Secretariat Office.
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Plans are currently in progress to initiate a technology collaboration program between the University of Kelaniya and the National Engineering Research and Development Center (NERD), which operates under the purview of the Ministry of Science and Technology.
Sri Lanka is endowed with an exceptional natural ecosystem, surrounded by a unique maritime zone, enriched by over one hundred major river systems, and fertile soil layers that extend across the country creating habitants to a remarkable degree of biodiversity.
A high-level meeting was held recently at the College of Surgeons in Colombo to initiate plans for a National Post-Crash Response System in Sri Lanka. This follows the recent tragic incident in Garedialle, where a mother died after being trapped under rubble for several hours while shielding her infant. The incident has deeply moved the nation and highlighted urgent deficiencies in Sri Lanka’s emergency and trauma care infrastructure.
– says the President addressing senior Treasury officials.
With the decentralization of the activities of the President’s Fund to District Secretariat offices, there has been a notable increase in the number of medical assistance applications received. Consequently, it has become essential to familiarize relevant staff at these offices with the newly introduced computerized online system and to provide them with the necessary training.
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