Courtesy Hiru News President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says pre-schools will be brought under a government ministry to resolve their problems. He remarked so in response to the representations that were made to him during recent public meetings with regard to issues of pre-school teachers, says the President’s Media Division. At one meeting at the beach park […]

Courtesy Adaderana President Gotabaya Rajapaksa assured to bequeath the future generation a country free from the drug menace. While several measures are already in place to prevent drug infiltration and distribution, President emphasized the country will be freed from drugs similar to that of terrorism, stated President’s Media Division. President made these comments at a […]

Lahiru Pothmulla Courtesy The Daily Mirror President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today assured that the people would be protected from the COVID-19 pandemic by mitigating the risk of the virus spreading in the country, until the pandemic is finally wiped out. He said the government took successful measures in the wake of the virus outbreak long before […]

Courtesy Adaderana President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says that the heads of both government and private entities are accountable for adhering to health guidelines in their organizations in the wake of the current spike in COVID 19 cases.   The COVID-19 virus is prone to spread among groups until adequate and satisfactory containment. Kandakadu Rehabilitation Center is an […]

Courtesy Adaderana Despite the repatriation of Sri Lankan workers from abroad in the wake of COVID-19 spread made a considerable change to our overall employment profile, Sri Lanka’s aim was to secure the lives of our workforce, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said. Sri Lanka has a considerable workforce that is employed outside the country. Even during […]

Courtesy Adaderana President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says that agriculture will be country’s priority after resolving number of persisting issues and shortcomings affecting it. Issues such as shortage of water supply and fertilizer for agriculture are being addressed by the government, he said. Failure to make payments due to suppliers on time has resulted in delay in […]

Courtesy Adaderana President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) to examine and immediately provide relief to depositors of the collapsed financial institutions The Finance and ETI. The President has said that the proceedings should be monitored through a committee set up representing the Presidential Secretariat, the Central Bank, the Treasury, […]

Courtesy Adaderana President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has given one year’s time to Lanka Salt Limited which runs at a loss since 2018 to earn profit, the President’s Media Division said. The profit earned by the Lanka Salt Limited in 2016 stood at Rs. 70 million. In 2017 it declined to Rs. 32 million. The organization made […]

Courtesy Hiru News Opportunity is now open to commence productions in many sectors with the limiting of imports of several non-essential items, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said. As pledged in “Saubhagyaye Dekma” policy statement the way has been paved for a people-centric production economy. The current challenge before the industrialists is to win the domestic and […]

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Courtesy Adaderana President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today slammed Sri Lanka’s Central Bank officials over their failure to put forward even ‘a single proposal’ to rebuild the economy amidst the prevailing global crisis, despite the fact that many tools have been introduced by the Central Banks in countries around the world. We cannot let the health crisis […]

Lahiru Pothmulla Courtesy The Daily Mirror President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said yesterday that he had never requested any bank to grant loans to his kith and kin, acquaintances or supporters. The President made this remark during a progress review meeting of the Bank of Ceylon held at the Presidential Secretariat. At the meeting, he said the State […]

President’s Media Division Excellencies, I thank the Prime Ministers of Canada and Jamaica and the Secretary General of the United Nations for convening this meeting. Global trade, tourism, investments and employment have come to a standstill. The pandemic has suddenly disrupted once sustainable businesses and economies, to unsustainable state of affairs. Countries which have been […]

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Courtesy Hiru News President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa emphasized the need to work with relentless courage to eradicate the coronavirus while keeping people’s lives and economy active. The President pointed out that the economic activity in the country has resumed and that we don’t need a famine to follow the Covid-19 pandemic. The President made these comments while […]

Courtesy NewsIn.Asia Orders formulation of detailed plans for every sector including tourism. Colombo, May 7 (newsin.asia): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is optimistic that the economy adversely affected by the COVID – 19 pandemic, could be re-built on a solid basis, a Presidential press statement said on Thursday. The Presidential Task Force in charge of […]

Courtesy Adaderana The COVID-19 outbreak is a good economic opportunity for the country, says President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. He mentioned this at a special discussion held with Chief Advisor to the President Lalith Weeratunga this evening (20), on the effects of COVID-19 outbreak in the country. With the halt of the industries that generate foreign exchange, […]

Courtesy Adaderana President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is considering the idea of creating a new mechanism to purchase, store and distribute agro products by combining all districts in the country, stated President’s Media Division. Making observations during a meeting with the District Secretaries held at the Presidential Secretariat today (20), the President emphasized that government agents should […]

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Courtesy Adaderana President Gotabaya Rajapaksa instructed officials to take measures to create an environment for the consumers to purchase fish at reasonable prices while safeguarding the fisheries industry. President issued this directive during a meeting convened to discuss matters related to multi-day fishing boat owners held at the Presidential Secretariat today (26), stated President’s Media […]

Gotabaya Rajapaksa ගෝඨාභය රාජපක්ෂ Independence of the judiciary is the cornerstone of rule of law, and without independence of the judiciary, the rule of law will inevitably fail. https://youtu.be/q83QrmkRZL8

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Courtesy NewsIn.Asia Arrests result in serious loss of liberty and reputation Colombo, January 14 (newsin.asia): Arrests result in serious deprivation of liberty of citizens and has other significant implications, such as loss of reputation and standing in the society, the Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapasa told the Acting Inspector General of Police Senior DIG C. […]

Courtesy The Island * Vows to defend unitary status* Wants to restore dignity of parliament* Continuing social, economic and political crisis pointed out* National security occupies foremost place* Corporate sector urged to pass on to consumers part of tax  concessions* Short and long term solutions to generate power, espeically renewables President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday said […]

Courtesy Ada Derana President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, in his message to remark the dawn of 2020, says New Year dawns at a time when the entire Sri Lankan nation is beaming with hopes for a new era in economic, political, social, cultural and technological spheres of life. The new government welcomes the New Year with determination […]

Courtesy Adaderana President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says he will revoke the 19th Amendment to the Constitution if he receives a two-thirds parliamentary majority on it. The President mentioned this in an interview done with the ‘The Hindu’ during his official tour of India, his first trip as the President. When asked if he planned to move […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Promising to be frank” and upfront” to avoid the misunderstandings of the past between New Delhi and Colombo, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says India and other countries in the region must invest more in Sri Lanka if they want to provide an alternative to Chinese investment. He also suggested closer […]

Courtesy NDTV Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who is considered pro-China, said he wanted Sri Lanka to be a “neutral country” and work with all the countries. Gotabaya Rajapaksa said he wanted to work very closely with both India and China. COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will work with India and it won’t do anything that will harm its interests, newly […]

Courtesy  Strategic News International Ours is a small country and needs foreign investment to shore up its economy, says Sri Lankan Present Gotabaya Rajapaksa. In his first interview after taking charge, he told Nitin A. Gokhale, Editor-in-Chief of BharatShakti.in and SNI, that the island nation’s involvement with China is commercial. He has a message and […]

Courtesy Hiru News President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa says that the previous government has made a mistake by giving the Hambantota port which is strategically and economically very close to many major shipping lanes on a 99-year lease.  President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa made this statement during an interview with the Indian news service SNI, which was the first […]