Sri Lanka News - The Official Government News Portal of Sri Lanka
Export Development Board and Qatar Sri Lanka Business…. The Government official news portal is maintains by the New Media Unit of the Department of Government Information and it was titled "news.lk" and commenced in mid1996 and release to Internet from March 01st, 1997. News.lk publishes in three languages – Sinhala, Tamil and English.
A digital service to obtain and certify the Covid-19 vaccine
May 21, 2021 · The Ministry of Health and the Information and Communication Technology Agency have taken steps to launch an online web service called "COVID-19 Citizen Portal" which provides an opportunity for the public to get an appointment to receive the Covid-19 vaccine in advance and issues a digital immunization certificate to those who have been.
The Sinhala and Tamil New Year Customs and rituals
Apr 7, 2015 · According to the Sinhala calendar, Sri Lankans begin celebrating 'Aluth Avurudu' in Sinhala and 'Puththandu' in Tamil, in the month of Bak when the sun moves from the Meena Rashiya to the Mesha Rashiya. The name 'Bak' is derived from the Sanskrit word 'bhagya' meaning 'fortunate'. The month of Bak corresponds to April in the Gregorian calendar ...
Online system to request Birth, Marriage, and Death Certificates
Aug 6, 2021 · An online system has been made available to the public to obtain copies of Birth, Marriage, and Death certificates. This facility has been introduced to reduce difficulties in requesting copies of Birth, Marriage, and death certificates during the ongoing COVID pandemic crisis. Accordingly, the system can be accessed at rgd.gov.lk. using a ...
Foreign Secretary Aruni Wijewardane assumes duties
September 26, 2024. Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Aruni Wijewardane following her appointment by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake assumed duties at the Ministry on ysterday. Previously, she has served as Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 2022. A career foreign service officer, Secretary Wijewardane counts 36 ...
Check your name in the electoral register - Department of …
Sep 6, 2019 · Email. The Elections Department today requested the people to ensure that their names were in the 2019 electoral register.It said the people could also check the inclusion of their names with the respective Grama Niladhari or by visiting the Elections Department website.In case of any discrepancy, people should contact the department on or ...
A transparent system to select new Samurdhi beneficiaries.
Feb 15, 2021 · A transparent system has been introduced to select new Samurdhi beneficiaries and a new circular has been released in this regard. Samurdhi benefits will be given from March 1st onwards.’. The Government has decided to introduce a new system to choose the Samurdhi beneficiaries. The said system will not be politicized but transparent.
Fuel Information Management System to be introduced for …
Jun 12, 2022 · The public can log into the system via fuel.gov.lk and follow the instructions. In addition, one can also use the SMS feature by following three easy steps. Step 1- Type FUEL -Space-Fuel Station Code-send to 1919. Step 2- Information about fuel availability will be displayed as follows. Shed name. Telephone Number of the Shed.
New School Term for 2024 Begins on February 19
Nov 7, 2023 · The Minister stated that the upcoming academic year will commence on February 19, 2024, marking the initiation of the first school term. He emphasized that the curriculum spanning from the first to the eleventh year will be completed within the same academic year. Addressing the press conference held at the Presidential Media Centre yesterday ...
New Educational Reforms to be introduced in 2024 – Minister of ...
Dec 7, 2023 · New Educational Reforms to be introduced in 2024 – Minister of Education Susil Premajayantha. December 07, 2023. Minister of Education Susil Premajayantha, announced that the commencement of the pilot program for the implementation of the new educational reforms across all grades is scheduled for the upcoming year.