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SL workers stranded in UAE due to expiration of their passports: Ambassador Indraratne
Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, Udela Indraratne, has said the passports of Lankans working in Dubai and Abu Dhabi should be renewed immediately after their expiration.
Sri Lankan foreign workers are suffering due to the expiration of their passports.Inordinate said his Embassy had received the requests for renewal of about 5000 passports that had expired.He said Sri Lanka’s Immigration and Emigration Department had been informed of the situation, but no remedial action had been taken.
A meeting between Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya and officials of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) was held on 2nd of March at the Ministry of Education to discuss the Human Resource Development for Education Project (HRDEP).
Discussions focused on enhancing the quality and relevance of senior secondary education, strengthening the quality of the educator workforce, and improving a plan for education sector management.
The Prime Minister emphasized the need for strengthened technical capacity and skilled human resources in the process of digitalizing the education sector. The Prime Minister highlighted the Government’s focus on comprehensive system development, noting that the ultimate goal is to build strong human capital capable of leading the country forward in all spheres of national development.
ADB officials reaffirmed their commitment to supporting the Government’s ongoing education reform process. They expressed readiness to provide technical expertise and to extend support through international financing facilities to advance sectoral reforms.
The meeting was attended by the officials and technical experts of ADB and Secretary to the Ministry of Education Nalaka Kaluwewa.
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The Cabinet of Ministers approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development to accept 08 used low floorboard buses offered as a grant by the Government of Japan.
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Payment of the financial subsidy for fertilizer to farmers cultivating paddy lands for the Yala season 2026.
While approval has been granted at the Cabinet meeting held on 18.08.2025 to pay the financial subsidy for fertilizer to farmers cultivating paddy lands for the Maha season 2025/26, the programme is planned to be continued for the Yala season 2026 as well.
Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation to pay a financial subsidy of Rupees 25,000/- per hectare and for a maximum of 02 hectares per farmer for paddy cultivation and to pay Rupees 15,000/- per hectare for field crops cultivated in paddy lands[maximum of 02 hectares per farmer]
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