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Opinion: Positive happenings in Sri Lanka in 2021
By Asela Atukorala Sri Lanka is unfortunately in a sad state right now with its biggest problem being the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. There is also the X-Press Pearl ship tragedy which is causing a serious marine environmental disaster as well as the floods and landslides. As a comfort to these difficult times, […]
Uber Eats triples area served by groceries to supply essentials and help combat COVID
: Uber Eats today announced it has tripled the area served by its grocery delivery service so residents can access supplies such as fresh fruits, vegetables, dairy products, poultry, rice, grains, pulses, tea, coffee and more at their doorstep and help Sri Lanka roll back COVID. The demand for groceries on Uber Eats has doubled […]
PM Mahinda meets with Omani investors
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa met with an Omani investors delegation from Shumookh Investment and Services SAOC which is the investment arm of Madayn – The Public Establishment for Industrial Estates of the Sultanate of Oman, at Temple Trees on 21 June, 2021 in Colombo. The Omani delegation comprised of Ambassador of Oman to Sri Lanka Al-Sheikh Jumah Hamdan Al-Shehhi, […]
Port City Colombo donates 20 laptops to Colombo Municipal Council for use at vaccination centers
Port City Colombo donated 20 laptop computers to the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) to be used at vaccination centers, in support of the Council’s ongoing public vaccination drive against COVID-19. Mr. Jiang Houliang, Managing Director of CHEC Port City Colombo, handed over the laptops to the Mayor of Colombo, Her Worship Rosy Senanayake today (17) […]
EU provides emergency relief to victims of cargo ship fire in Sri Lanka
In response to serous oil and hazardous chemical spills triggered by the fire that broke out on a ship carrying hazardous substances in May, the European Union is directing €200,000 (over 48 million Sri Lankan rupees) in humanitarian funding to provide crucial assistance. The aid will benefit 15,000 people who have been heavily affected by […]
Creating an inclusive National Tourism Policy for SL: Transforming sector one question at a time
Mapping the future of the tourism sector in Sri Lanka is vital for the country’s economic recovery post COVID-19. In line with this, the Ministry of Tourism initiated a process to develop a National Tourism Policy for Sri Lanka early this year. The outlines of the policy have been discussed with the Ministry of Tourism, […]
India, Sri Lanka agree to co-operate on common regional issues
Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, in a telephone conversation held yesterday (21 June) with the Indian External Affairs Minister said that the steps that both countries have taken so far to enhance bilateral relations between Sri Lanka and India have been fruitful. Foreign Minister Gunawardena thanked the Indian External Affairs Minister for the financial assistance and […]
Opinion:Negative effects of organic manure for Sri Lanka’s entire tea industry
I.D. Gooneratne Former Director of J.E.D.B, III Regional Agricultural advisor to 20 tea estates Consultant, functioned as Deputy Director, Extension Services of the TRI Advisor, Tea Manufacturing, John Keells Ltd for 6 years. With my experience, based on 45 years of hands-on, direct experience in the tea industry, I wish to issue a dire warning […]
Travel restrictions to be relaxed from June 21st: Inter-provincial restrictions to remain
Inter-provincial travel restrictions to remain… Permission to conduct last rites on non-COVID 19 deaths within 24 hours… It has been decided to relax travel restrictions from 4 am on the 21st of June. However, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa instructed the officials not to relax the inter-provincial travel restrictions. Travel restrictions will be re-imposed and continue from […]
Indian assistance to promote solar power project
Measures have been taken to increase the contribution by renewable energy sources to the national power grid by enhancing solar power generation as per the National Policy Framework ‘Vistas of Prosperity and Splendour.’A key plan of the Government is to generate solar power by obtaining the contribution of state-owned buildings, places of worship and houses […]
Emirates Group announces 2020-21 results
The Emirates Group today announced its first year of loss in over 30 years caused by a significant drop in revenue, fully attributed to the impact of COVID-19 related flight and travel restrictions throughout its entire financial year 2020-21. Released today in its 2020-21 Annual Report, the Emirates Group posted a loss of AED 22.1 billion (US$ 6.0 billion) […]
Brandix sustainability summit calls for net-zero carbon future
Brandix hosted its inaugural Sustainability Summit on the 4th of June, in celebration of World Environment Day 2021 on 5th June. The summit focused on the theme ‘Towards a Net Zero Future – Translating Targets to Action’, providing a platform for key stakeholders to explore the business case for accelerating action in line with the […]