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Next consignment of AstraZeneca to arrive on Saturday: Japanese Ambassador to Sri Lanka
Japanese Ambassador Akira Sugiyama says following the personal request of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to the Prime Minister of Japan Yoshihide Suga, the next batch of AstraZeneca vaccines donated by the Government of Japan will arrive in the island next Saturday (07). The Japanese Ambassador made this remark while officially handing over the stock of AstraZeneca […]
Expert team from Switzerland arrives to study Sri Lanka’s agricultural landscape
A renowned team of experts from Switzerland arrived on the 01st of August to study the country’s agriculture ecosystem. During the 10-day visit, they will meet with key industry stakeholders, visit various sites and facilities, and provide comprehensive training in composting and organic farming. The team will meet with most senior members of the Ministry […]
Sri Lanka receives large consignment of AstraZeneca vaccines from Japan via COVAX Facility
Today, over 728,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines have been delivered to Sri Lanka out of a total contribution of over 1.4 million doses provided by the Government of Japan through the COVAX’s dose sharing mechanism. This is the third COVAX allocation to Sri Lanka, all being entirely donor-funded, with no cost to the […]
Top real estate developers identified in new brand health survey 2021
This year’s Research Intelligence Unit (RIU) survey delved deeper than brand surveys of the past by looking into multifarious factors that included brand awareness, brand perception, brand visibility, brand attributes and top of the mind recall. Home Lands, Prime Lands, Kelsey Homes, JAT, Blue Ocean, Span and Fairway were found to be the top seven […]
First resident High Commissioner of New Zealand to Sri Lanka paid a courtesy call
The first resident High Commissioner of New Zealand to Sri Lanka Michael Appleton paid a courtesy call on State Minister of Regional Cooperation Tharaka Balasuriya on 28 July, 2021. Welcoming the new High Commissioner Appleton, the State Minister Balasuriya highlighted the potential to build upon the existing cordial ties between the two countries. He discussed […]
China donates another 1.6mn doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines to Sri Lanka
The Government of China donated another consignment of 1.6 million doses of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines to Sri Lanka. The two SriLankan Airlines flights UL869 and UL865 carrying the vaccines arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake at 5.30 a.m., today (27). Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong officially handed over the vaccines to […]
Baurs to bring expert team to study Sri Lanka’s agriculture ecosystem
One of the pioneers in agriculture fertilizer and a leading diversified business group, A. Baur & Co. (Pvt.) Ltd., also known as Baurs, will be bringing down a team of renowned experts from Switzerland to study the country’s agriculture ecosystem with the purpose of providing scientific and practical solutions to converse into an organic approach. […]
Committee on demarcation of jurisdiction proposes to establish new Courts & increase Judges
The Committee appointed to review demarcation of jurisdiction and to increase the number of Courts presented its report to the Minister of Justice Ali Sabry on Thursday, at the Ministry of Justice. The report of the committee headed by Justice Mahinda Samayawardhena, Judge of the Supreme Court, includes proposals for increasing the number of Courts […]
Sri Lanka receives over 1.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from COVAX
A chartered plane arrived in Sri Lanka with more than 1.5 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from the COVAX Facility. Donated by the United States, the 1,500,100 doses of the vaccine come to Sri Lanka under the dose-sharing mechanism of COVAX facility promote equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines across the globe. “The Government […]
Visa appoints Avanthi Colombage as Country Manager for Sri Lanka & Maldives
Visa Inc. (NYSE: V), the world’s leader in digital payments, announced the appointment of Avanthi Colombage as Country Manager – Sri Lanka and Maldives for Visa. Avanthi will head the operations of the company in the two markets from Colombo and be a part of Visa’s leadership team in the region. She replaces Anthony Watson, […]
Japan Gifts 1.45 million Astra Zeneca Vaccines; expected to arrive in Sri Lanka soon
The Government of Japan has decided to provide 1.45 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured in Japan to Sri Lanka through the COVAX Facility of the World Health Organization (WHO) to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Sri Lanka. The vaccines are expected to arrive in Sri Lanka from Japan during the coming weeks. […]
Sri Lanka and Australia to strengthen practical cooperation
Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena during a meeting with the Australian High Commissioner David Holly on 13 July 2021 discussed avenues for consolidating relations between the two countries in multiple spheres to achieve tangible outcomes. Following up from the successful telephone conversation held with the Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne in June this year, the two […]