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June 23, Colombo: A bilateral meeting took place between Minister of Foreign Affairs G.L. Peiris and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Local Government of New Zealand Nanaia Mahuta, 22 June on the sidelines of the CHOGM Summit in Kigali, Rwanda.

June 23, Colombo: Bell Geospace, the world leaders in gravity gradiometry, has conducted the first aerial mapping of petroleum resources in Sri Lanka in Q4 of 2021, and will be presenting these insights

June 23, Colombo: A visiting Indian delegation led by Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra met with Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe Thursday for discussions on the island nation’s economic crisis.

June 23, Colombo: The health and food sectors are two of the most heavily affected by the ongoing economic crisis in Sri Lanka, with severe medical and food supply shortages, availability of basic pharmaceuticals and overall health and wellbeing continuing to be significantly affected.

June 23, Colombo: Sri Lankan Cares takes on the cause of airlifting internationally donated essential medicines and medical equipment to hospitals in Sri Lanka, free of freight charges.

June 23, Colombo: Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra has said that the Government of India will extend its fullest support to Sri Lanka in overcoming the current difficult situation as a close friend.

June 23, Colombo: Police have arrested a businessman from Makumbura, Homagama with a stock of diesel worth over Rs. 500,000 hidden in his house.

June 23, Colombo: Police have arrested four persons for rioting near petrol stations. Three of them have been arrested in connection with a riot that took place near the Pelawatta petrol station in Meegahatenna.

June 23, Colombo: Manusha Nanayakkara, Minister of Labor and Foreign Employment has met with Romanian Ambassador to Sri Lanka Dr. Victor Chiujdea at the Ministry of Foreign Employment to discuss new employment opportunities in Romania for Sri Lankans.

June 23, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s premier private sector bank HNB PLC renewed its partnership with Bileeta Ltd., a dominant player in the local ERP space, to provide state-of-the-art ERP solutions to its SME customers at affordable rates.