The Food Security Committee convened for the sixth time today (21), at the Presidential Secretariat, under the leadership of Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation K.D. Lalkantha and Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development Wasantha Samarasinghe. The meeting was convened to discuss and make policy decisions focused on enhancing food security in the country.
The registration of new motor vehicles increased by 164% year on year to 24,176 in January to February two months of 2025 compared to 9,144 in 2024 according to the Department of Motor Traffic. Over 22,000 motor cycles have been registered in 2025 so far, a year on year increase of 200.5%