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Sri Lanka Expands Skilled Worker Migration with Transparent Recruitment

Sri Lanka, March 22 -- The Sri Lankan government is set to boost skilled worker migration, ensuring equal employment opportunities across all villages, according to Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau... Read More


Nearly 9,000 migrants died last year in record death toll, UN agency says

Sri Lanka, March 22 -- Nearly 9,000 people died last year attempting to cross borders, according to new statistics released by the UN agency for migration. The International Organization for Migratio... Read More


Call for Foreign Ministry to pursue UAE Visa on arrival access

Sri Lanka, March 22 -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has broadened its visa-on-arrival policy for Indian nationals, making it even easier for millions of Indian travellers to enter the Gulf nation. E... Read More


Japan household financial assets hit record high

Sri Lanka, March 22 -- Financial assets held by households in Japan totaled 2,230 trillion yen (about 15 trillion U.S. dollars) as of the end of 2024, up 4.0 percent from a year earlier to a new recor... Read More


Kiribathgoda Eksath Anyonyadhara Samithiya AGM today

Sri Lanka, March 22 -- The 50th Annual General Meeting of the Sima Sahitha Kiribathgoda Eksath Anyonyadhara Samithiya which functions within the Kiribathgoda National Housing Scheme will be held at th... Read More


Sri Lanka HC in Singapore celebrates Ramadan with an Iftar gathering

Sri Lanka, March 22 -- The High Commission of Sri Lanka in Singapore hosted an Iftar dinner on 17th March 2025 to celebrate the spirit of Ramadan with the members of the Sri Lankan Muslim community re... Read More


US committed to Indo-Pacific security cooperation - Admiral Samuel Paparo

Sri Lanka, March 22 -- Commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Admiral Samuel Paparo called on Defence Deputy Minister Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) at the Deputy Minister's office on Thur... Read More


SriLankan Airlines cancels London flights

Sri Lanka, March 22 -- SriLankan Airlines cancelled several flights to London scheduled to depart Colombo yesterday, due to the temporary closure of Heathrow Airport. SriLankan Airlines announced tha... Read More


Viet Nam National Assembly Vice Chairman meets Speaker

Sri Lanka, March 22 -- A Parliamentary delegation from Viet Nam headed by the Vice Chairman of the National Assembly of Viet Nam (Deputy Speaker) Nguyen Duc Hai met with Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramarat... Read More


US Indo-Pacific Command chief pledges continued support to SL

Sri Lanka, March 22 -- Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) Admiral Samuel J. Paparo reaffirmed the United States' commitment to strengthening the enduring bilateral ties be... Read More