Category: Special Reports

First batch of COVID-19 vaccines from COVAX Facility arrive in Sri Lanka

Today, Sri Lanka received the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines from the COVAX facility. This delivery of 264,000 doses is part of the first wave of arrivals that will continue in the coming weeks and months; culminating in 1,440,000 doses arriving through May. The additional doses to cover 20% of Sri Lanka’s population will arrive […]

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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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House of Indi and Founder clinch honors at prominent awards ceremonies

Forging the way to remarkable milestones, House of Indi, a leading fashion destination in Sri Lanka and its Founder and Creative Director, Indeevari Yapa Abeywardena have been duly recognized at two of the most prestigious awards ceremonies. House of Indi clinched Silver award under the Service Sector – SME category at the SLIM Restart Resilience […]

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Eran says functions of Judiciary has been taken over by the Executive

The current problem of the country is nothing with the laws and Statutes but with the governance where the executive has taken over the functions of the judiciary said Eran Wicramaratna M.P of Samagi Jana Balavegaya. Addressing a press briefing at the Leader of the Oppositions office on Sunday, Wickramaratna said that the Presidential Commission […]

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Stax says Sri Lanka slow to accept remote-working, advocates wider adoption

Stax Inc., a leading global management consulting firm, observes that delaying digitization during this pandemic era would present substantial drawbacks for Sri Lankan companies as they would lack the capacity to compete globally. By adopting digitization, Stax Inc. articulates that businesses would soon learn that customers are no longer confined to the geography of Sri […]

Female-heads of households see their struggles compounded by pandemic

Tharshani, now 45, had already been struggling to make ends meet since her husband died 15 years ago due to the conflict. But since the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns that started last year, her income from poultry farming has dropped, and her eldest daughter, who they relied on for household expenses, has found no daily-wage […]

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