Sri Lanka’s Plantation Industries Ministry has reportedly received approval for new projects to improve coconut and rubber cultivation and revive production.
President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena has last week said that at present many projects are being implemented to change the fate of the farming community while uplifting the agriculture sector in the country.
A United States Navy amphibious ship from the Seventh Fleet with marines on board has called at the Trincomalee Port in the eastern region of Sri Lanka for joint exercises with Sri Lanka Navy and to explore local logistics support services.
India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has reportedly told Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe that India is willing to assist Sri Lanka in developing its ports and aviation sectors.
The government of Sri Lanka is reportedly looking at upgrading the Palaly Airport in the Northern Province to the level of a regional airport in order to operate flights to South Indian cities by the end of this year.