Sri Lanka has achieved a remarkable milestone at the Asia Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA) Awards 2024, held in Brunei Darussalam from December 4th to 7th, 2024. The nation’s young innovators secured a Runners-Up position and two Merit Awards, reinforcing Sri Lanka’s growing prominence in the global technology landscape.
Hon.Catherine West, Member of the UK Parliament and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Minister for the Indo-Pacific, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, on January 27, 2025, at the Prime Minister’s Office.
The 26th ASEAN Regional Forum Heads of Defense Universities/Colleges/Institutions Meeting (ARF HDUCIM) officially commenced on 23rd January at the Galle Face Hotel, Colombo Sri Lanka, marking the beginning of a journey dedicated to exchanging information on the academic orientations of the respective defence educational institutions.
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The Sri Lanka Navy and Coast Guard seized 03 Indian fishing boats and apprehend 33 Indian fishermen while they were poaching in Sri Lankan waters, during special operations conducted in the sea area north of Mannar on 25th and 26th.
The Ministry of Defence conducted another awareness programme recently to raise awareness and educate the ministry staffers about the "Clean Sri Lanka" project. This initiative, spearheaded by the government on the president's directions, aims to address key socio-economic challenges, including alleviating rural poverty, promoting digitalization, and combating corruption.
The 26th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Heads of Defence Universities, Colleges, and Institutions Meeting (HDUCIM) hosted by the General Sir John Kotelawela Defence University (KDU) was held from 22-25 January 2025 at Galle Face Hotel.
The Commanding Officer of the Police Special Task Force, Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police (Senior DIG), and Attorney-at-Law Waruna Jayasundara, met with the Prime Minister, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, at the Prime Minister’s Office this morning (25).
An awareness programme to introduce the process and discuss issues related to the Electronic National Identity Card (e-NIC) was held yesterday (24) at the Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA), Colombo.
As severe weather conditions threaten several areas in the island, the Sri Lanka Navy has deployed 04 relief teams as of today (24 Jan 25), to the flood-stricken areas of Padaviya, Buddhangala and Aluthparagama of Mahakanadarawa in the Anuradhapura district and Lahugala area of the Ampara district.
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