COLOMBO (News 1st) - Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry said that  275,000 Sri Lankans have left for foreign jobs within this year. The minister said that 85 percent of them have left to work in Middle Eastern countries. Minister Sabry mentioned this at a press conference held at the ...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry is scheduled to make an official visit to the State of Qatar from 09-12 December 2023 to participate in the Doha Forum. Minister Sabry will participate in the high-level panel as a panelist on the topic of BRICS Rising Influence in the ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that a Presidential Election will take place next year, followed by the Parliamentary, and Provincial Council elections. He made these comments during a discussion with a diverse delegation representing the Global Tamil Forum (GTF) ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $200 million concessional loan to the Government of Sri Lanka to help stabilize the country’s finance sector following the sovereign debt and economic crises that started in April 2022 when it suspended its external debt payments.  The Financia...

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