Sri Lankan government will end a pandemic curfew imposed in parts of the country, saying people themselves should take the responsibility to avoid being infected the new coronavirus.

Almost two-thirds of 140,000 employees in Sri Lanka’s leading companies are struggling to meet personal and family financial obligations due to the impact of COVID-19, reveals a new report.

France has expressed willingness to be involved in the development of the Hambantota Port, the Prime Minister’s Office said.

Sri Lanka is to set up Export Production Villages (EPV) linking up existing agriculture, fisheries and services sectors to export companies.

Sri Lanka’s first 300 MW Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) power plant gets off the ground breaking stage with the commencement of its construction work by the end of this month making clean energy generation a reality.

The World Bank is working closely with the government on three ways to reverse the rising tide of poverty brought on by the COVID-19 crisis, Faris Hadad-Zervos, World Bank Country Director for Sri Lanka, Nepal and Maldives disclosed.