News from 2021

The MAS Holdings has issued an official statement with regard to spike in COVID-19 cases in the Thurulie plant, Polgahawela where …

The State Pharmaceuticals Corporation of Sri Lanka (SPC) has been able to secure 32 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines for Sri Lan…

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said it was more important for state officials and those responsible to directly inform him if there …

While saying that it will not be long before the hospitals are flooded with patients, completely inundated and the medical staff a…

Sole local representative for AstraZeneca and Pfizer in Sri Lanka, Hemas Pharmaceutical (Pvt) Ltd said it welcomes the request by …

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Attorney General Dappula de Livera has issued fresh guidelines to the IGP for bail in respect of several offences in order to imme…

National carrier SriLankan Airlines announced today that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with US-based lea…

The Government has decided not to collect the toll fee from ambulances using the expressways due to the pandemic situation prevail…

While warning the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths could surge further in the coming weeks, State Minister Dr. Sudarshini Ferna…

The committee stage reading of the Colombo Port City Economic Commission draft bill has been passed with amendments in parliament,…

The Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PA) marked International Tea Day, with a call to all policy makers and stakeholders to take…

The Hayleys Group delivered the highest revenue and profit in its 143-year history during FY 2020/21. The revenue in…

State Pharmaceutical Corporation (SPC) has made a commercial purchase of 14 million doses of the China-manufactured COVID-19 vacci…

Shammi Silva has been elected uncontested as the President of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) for the 2021 to 2023 period, during the Sri …

The Cabinet yesterday approved producing the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine in Sri Lanka with Government intervention. It has been dec…

Sampath Bank PLC entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Department for Registration of Persons (DRP) to facilit…

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will inaugurate the Sri Lanka Investment Forum (SLIF) 2021 billed to be the region’s first and larg…

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The government has shot down a latest request by the private sector to pay for the importation of Astra Zeneca vaccines for the co…

The CID together with the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and the Australian Federal Police are currently conducting an int…

The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of the Central Bank announced it has imposed penalties on two financial institutions amounti…

With the vast escalation of COVID positive cases in the country, the capacity to accommodate the patients is reaching beyond maxim…

Sri Lanka will suspend arrival of passengers from midnight on May 21, says the Chairman of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). Thereby…

Sri Lanka is to receive another stock of the China-manufactured COVID-19 vaccine Sinopharm, State Minister of Production, Supply a…