Department of Government Information
Department of Government Information (DGI) is a key establishment of the Ministry of Mass Media. The department assists media in a macro level in welfare, training, policy planning and accreditation, and providing easy access to Government news and information. On the other hand, DGI also play an important role catering to the Government with data analysis, information, audio visuals, and archives. The department plays a major role in formulation of the Right to Information Bill.
Press Releases
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July 22, 2019, 9:56 amප්රවෘත්ති නිවේදනය - 2019.07.21
සත්විරු අභිමන් ජුලි 22 වැනිදා ජනපති ප්‍රධානත්වයෙන් .... -
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May 31, 2019, 4:10 pmමාධ්‍ය නිවේදන 01- 31.05.2019
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May 13, 2019, 3:11 pmමාධ්‍ය නිවේදන 01- 13.05.2019
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May 11, 2019, 7:44 pmමාධ්‍ය නිවේදනය - 2019.05.11
රජය හෝ ප්රවෘත්ති දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව කිසිදු ආකාරයක මාධ්‍ය වාරණයක් සිදු කර නැහැ -
May 7, 2019, 12:08 pmමාධ්‍ය නිවේදන 01- 07.05.2019
අම්පාර දිස්ත්‍රික් - රට වෙනුවෙන් එකට සිටිමු වැඩසටහන සාර්ථකව ක්‍රියාත්මකයි -
May 6, 2019, 2:55 pmමාධ්‍ය නිවේදන 05- 06.05.2019
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Cabinet Decisions
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August 13, 2019, 9:49 amCabinet Decisions - 2019.08.13
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Decisions taken by the Cabinet of Ministers on 06.08.2019
Features
Criticising sovereign decision: unwarranted and unacceptable
Lt. General Shavendra Silva received the appointment letter as the 23rd Commander of the Sri Lanka Army from President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday. Secretary to...
Is soya bad for health?
Soy's isoflavones have oestrogenic properties — and have been blamed for raising the risk of breast cancer (as well as prostate cancer for men). But...
In an attempt to save the planet Millennials
We believe that climate change is one of the greatest threats that we, as Sri Lankans, will face in the future. Therefore, we intend to...
Drug-resistant malaria is curable
The drug-resistant malaria parasites will not affect Sri Lanka and the possibility of the disease entering the country naturally is very unlikely, Anti Malaria Campaign...
World Humanitarian Day today
Who is a humanitarian? Anyone who loves humanity can be called a humanitarian, but in modern times the term has evolved to describe people who...
Why humans have evolved to drink milk
Humans didn’t start out being able to digest animal milk – but now many populations do. Why has evolution favoured tolerating dairy?
By Michael Marshall
Dairy milk...
Let babies stand on their own feet
Many types of different industries produce all kinds of articles and implements for children. It is a huge business considering the large numbers of babies...
Building positivity
The word ‘motivation’ derives from the Latin word ‘movere,’ which means to move. Motivation suggests energy, purpose, vision, goal, target, mission drive, persistence, accomplishment, teamwork...
Youth: Seeking new frontiers
The world celebrated the World Youth Day on August 12 and Sri Lanka too held several functions and programmes to mark this UN-sanctioned day. Today’s...
Where the west meets the Buddha
Until the industrial revolution positioned the west in an indefatigable point as against the east, both hemispheres remained the same. The mankind roamed the terrain...
Latest News
SC concludes hearing President’s reference on PC polls
The Supreme Court has concluded its hearing on the reference application by the President, seeking the opinion of the court on holding the Provincial Council...
Access to high quality urban housing vital
Enabling access to high quality urban housing will have a transformational impact in Sri Lankan society and economy as a whole and policy focus should...
Sri Lanka battle their way to 85/2 on rain truncated first day
Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne once again proved the stumbling block for New Zealand as he held his team’s innings together with a workmanlike knock...
Sports Minister to ban persons linked to betting from cricket
Sports Minister Harin Fernando said he would put out a gazette notification amending some rules and regulations in the Sports Law banning anyone who is...
Two new State Ministers appointed
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress Parliamentarians who resigned from their Ministerial portfolios took oaths as State Ministers again this morning.They were sworn in before President Maithripala...
Strong winds up to 60-70 kmph
Windy condition over the island, particularly in Central hilly areas, Northern, North-central and North-western provinces and in Trincomalee, Hambantota districts (up to 60-70 kmph) at...
- Central Bank cuts policy rates to revive economy
The Monetary Board of Sri Lanka's Central Bank has decided to relax monetary policies and reduce policy interest rates to revive the economic activity while...
ICT and Innovations week declared from Oct.7 to 14
The Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure Ministry yesterday declared an ICT and Innovations week to be conducted from October 7 to October 14 with the aim...
The Amazon Fire Smoke Can Be Seen from Space
The Amazon has been burning for weeks amid increasing deforestation. The intense smoke was detected by NASA and plunged São Paulo into darkness on Monday.By...
