Sri Lanka, Nov. 11 -- On 10th November, H.E. Akio ISOMATA, Ambassador of Japan to Sri Lanka, and Dr. Harshana SURIYAPPERUMA, Secretary to the Treasury and the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development of Sri Lanka, signed and exchanged notes for grant assistance of one billion Japanese yen (1,000,000,000), equivalent of approximately two billion Sri Lankan Rupees (Rs. 2,106,000,000), under Japan's Official Security Assistance (OSA) scheme for FY2026. Air Vice Marshal (Retd.) Sampath Thuyacontha, Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, was also present at the signing ceremony.

The assistance this year is for the procurement of Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIBs) to the Sri Lanka Navy to enhance its maritime safety and security ...