Secretary to the President, Austin Fernando held a special meeting with the Operations Committee on Dengue Prevention today (July 19) at the Presidential Secretariat. Heads of the Institutions of health sector joined this meeting. As the 30 percent of dengue patients are school children, the Committee suggested handing over the responsibility of making the school…
The launching ceremony for a book titled “People of Sri Lanka” published by the Ministry of National Co-existence, Dialogue and Official Languages was held under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena at the BMICH, today (18). The book, which contains the details of 19 ethnic groups living in Sri Lanka as well as their cultures…
Three Ambassadors and a High Commissioner presented credentials to President Maithripala Sirisena at the President’s House, Colombo, today (28). The envoys are: Mr.Nejmeddine Lakhal- Ambassador of the Republic of Tunisia Mr.Jose Ramon Baranano Fernandez – Ambassador of Spain Mr. Archil Dzuliashvill- Ambassador of Georgia Mr. Conrad Mederic- High Commissioner for the Republic of Seychelles President…
President Maithripala Sirisena has given instructions to expedite the submission of investigation reports on waste management by the Ministry of Environment and the Central Environmental Authority to take further actions in this regard. He also gave instructions to the relevant sectors to prepare a new cabinet paper to ban the use of unsafe polythene types.…
President Maithripala Sirisena instructed to issue an extraordinary gazette notification to declare garbage disposal as an essential service, with effect from midnight of April 20. The gazette focuses on steps that are being taken when disposing, collecting, transporting, storing, preparing, segregating garbage and disposing garbage collected from households as well as that which is collected…
“After being elected, the current government has taken several steps to provide welfare facilities and grant benefits to the war heroes throughout the last two years. With that the government will not be complacent and will continue to take every possible action for their welfare in the future too”, says President Maithripala Sirisena. The President…
President Maithripala Sirisena instructed the Attorney General to take immediate steps to appoint a Special Presidential Commission to inquire into the allegations of malpractices in the bond issue of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and take required legal action. A gazette notification to appoint a Commission comprising of a judge of the Supreme Court,…
President Maithripala Sirisena said that the National Unity government will stay to fulfill the mandate it received two years ago on this day from the 6.2 million people who voted for the pledge in the election manifesto to form a consensual government. He further said that he is not worried about statements or actions of…
President Maithripala Sirisena emphasized the need of a joint programme to protect the historical places with great archaeological value. He made these remarks during a discussion regarding protecting historic places with archaeological values held at the President’s Official Residence, today (22). During the meeting it was discussed in detail to implement a accelerated programme to…
The official meeting between President Maithripala Sirisena and the King of Malaysia Sultan Muhammad was held today (Dec. 16) at the Palace of the Malaysian King. President Sirisena who arrived in the palace, was warmly welcomed by the King. During the discussion, the Malaysian King praised the activities of the new government of Sri Lanka.…