The Republic of Korea, through the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) is investing $ 1.2 million to strengthen shrimp aquaculture in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka Tourism is rolling out efforts to better capture details of travelers entering the country under Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Exhibitions/Events (MICE) tourism segment by including the segment in the Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) application.
The United Nations (UN) team in Sri Lanka and non-governmental organisations yesterday revised and extended their joint Humanitarian Needs and Priorities (HNP) Plan, which aims to provide life-saving assistance to 3.4 million people amid Sri Lanka’s worst economic crisis since independence.
Senior Advisor to the President on National Security and Chief of Staff of the President Sagala Ratnayake recalled that Faris Hadad-Zervos, the World Bank (WB) Country Director for Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka was amazed by the action policy and the vision of President Ranil Wickremesinghe which was revealed during their meeting recently.
Sri Lanka has temporarily suspended accepting applications for passports, said the country’s Department of Immigration and Emigration as the economic crisis continues to tighten its grip on the island nation.