Commerce Minister Bandula Gunawardena has urged the US government to support scholarship programmes for Sri Lankan students.
The Minister during a meeting with the US Ambassador in Sri Lanka Alaina B. Tepliz also proposed increasing cooperation between the two countries on higher education and business opportunities.
Minister Gunawardena pointed out the developments in the field of software engineering.
The Ambassador discussed the possibility of increasing imports from Sri Lanka, the Commerce Ministry said in a press release.
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.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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