The Asian Development Bank has agreed to provide US $3.9 million for the completion of road projects identified by the ADB, Transport Minister Bandula Gunawardena said.
Minister Gunawardena told the post-cabinet news conference that the funds are to be made available after turning down a request to provide US $53 million to complete remaining road projects.
He said, however, the assistance has been put on hold pending the foreign debt restructuring process.
The Minister said that the ADB on its own has identified the urgent projects which need completion and decided to release US $ 3.9 million within this year.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Cabinet has approved the appointment of Commodore (retired) M.B.N.A. Premaratne of the Sri Lanka Navy, as the new Commissioner General of Excise.
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