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Trees of life: Why worry about deforestation?
By Manadilani Daluwatte – Trustee, Federation of Environmental Organisations, Sri Lanka (FEO) “The death of the forest is the end of our life.” Dorothy Stang Why are forests important? This is a question that we must all focus on now, before it is too late, as much of Sri Lanka’s forests are being destroyed before […]
National Law Conference 2021, a Hybrid event organized by LECS
For the first time in its history, the annual National Law Conference was converted to a “hybrid” conference due to the COVID-19 pandemic under the COVID Guidelines published by the Ministry of Health. The National Law Conference Organized by the Bar Association and conducted by professional conference organizers Lanka Exhibition and Conference Services Pvt. Ltd […]
EFL 3PL becomes 1st logistics company to receive Covid-19 Safety Mgmt. Systems Certification
Reinforcing the compliance of its state-of-the-art logistics operation, EFL 3PL, a member of the leading conglomerate Expolanka PLC, became the first logistic company in Sri Lanka to be awarded the SLS 1672:2020 COVID-19 Safety Management Systems Certification from the Sri Lanka Standard Institution (SLSI) for all its fulfillment centers and the Global Freeport. EFL 3PL […]
Sri Lanka discusses with US Justice Dept charges against accused in Easter Sunday bombings
Ambassador Ravinatha Aryasinha had a virtual discussion with Dan Stigall, Deputy Chief of Staff & Counselor for International Affairs, Department of Justice (DoJ) recently to follow-up on the charges filed last month by the US District Court in Los Angeles against 3 Sri Lankans for “Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIS” in the Easter […]
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to visit Sri Lanka next week
Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan is scheduled to undertake an official visit to Sri Lanka on 23-24 February 2021 on the invitation of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. During his visit, Prime Minister Imran Khan will attend bilateral meetings with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, while several other high-level engagements are planned, […]
Sri Lanka must keep pace with global changes: President
Private sector, State Universities and other Higher Education Institutions should work together … IT and computer knowledge for all students, regardless of field of study…. Universities should compete to attract high achievers…. Freedom for Universities to plan their studies and manage…. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has reiterated that Sri Lanka must keep pace with transformative changes […]
UNICEF signs supply agreement for Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
NEW YORK: UNICEF announced the signing of an agreement with Pfizer on behalf of the COVAX Facility for the supply of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine through 2021. Deliveries of the vaccine are anticipated to start as early as the first quarter of 2021, once the countries that were allocated Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine doses in the COVAX allocation confirm that they are in full compliance […]
President appoints Channa Jayasumana as Acting Minister of Health
Professor Channa Jayasumana has been appointed as the Acting Minister of Health until the Minister in charge of the subject Pavithra Wanniarachchi returns to work, the President’s Media Division said. The Acting Minister was sworn in before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat, today (16). Prof. Channa Jayasumana currently is the State Minister of […]
Pelwatte receives 463 Mn project facility from SAPP for dairy farming
Pelwatte Dairy, the pioneering domestic Dairy Milk Producer has secured 463 Million from the SAPP (Smallholder Agribusiness Partnerships Programme). Pelwatte Industries reveals its plans to catalyze and distribute it amongst 1000 Dairy Farmers in the upcoming 6 months as its first phase. SAPP is a programme implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture that aims to […]
Port City donates Rs. 20Mn worth PCR equipment and testing kits to SL
CHEC Port City Colombo donated a PCR testing machine and 5,000 PCR test kits worth over Rs. 20 million to the government today. On behalf of Mr. Jiang Houliang, Managing Director, CHEC Port City Colombo (Pvt) Ltd, Mr. Yue Yeqing, Asst. Managing Director of CPCC handed over the equipment to Hon. Basil Rajapaksa, Chairman, Presidential […]
Agreement signed with ICTA to digitize entire judicial system in Sri Lanka
The Ministry of Justice, the Judicial Services Commission and the Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) jointly initiated a program to digitize the entire judicial system in Sri Lanka. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed today (11.02.2021) at the Ministry of Justice. The first phase of the project is expected to be completed by 2021.This […]
Sri Lanka and Japan conclude 2nd Policy Dialogue virtually
The second round of Sri Lanka – Japan Policy Dialogue at the Senior Official Level of the two Foreign Ministries was held virtually yesterday, 10 February 2021. Reminiscing the solid foundation of recorded political and cultural interactions between Sri Lanka and Japan, the two sides discussed an array of policy priorities in the national, regional and international levels, and resolved to work together in pursuing the common goals of interest. Both sides reviewed and […]