Business LNP - Sri Lanka Central Bank Preparing Economic Stability Roadmap
Bloomberg - Sri Lanka’s new central bank governor said he will soon unveil a roadmap to ensure economic and financial stability as the nation faces depleted…
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Politics LNP - Ministry Plans to ease traffic jam in Colombo: Ministry
A long term plan should be prepared by the Transport Ministry to establish safer, sustainable, and more convenient transportation systems in the Colombo city…
Travel LNP - Advance PCR lab at BIA for inbound foreign tourists
A PCR testing laboratory was established at the airport premises to perform PCR tests and issue reports in three hours for foreign tourists arriving in the…
Politics LNP - EU expresses regret over govt’s decision to not support UN framework
The European Union (EU) has expressed its regret over the decision of the Sri Lankan Government to no longer support the UN framework to address the legacy of…
Crime LNP - Appointment of Cabraal as Governor of Central Bank challenged in Court of Appeal
A writ petition was today filed in Court of Appeal seeking an order preventing Ajith Nivard Cabraal from functioning as the Governor of Central Bank. The…
Crime LNP - Provincial Immigration offices open today
The provincial offices of the Immigration and Emigration Department will re-open today to serve the general public, the Controller said. He said the provincial…
Health LNP - Committee decision on reopening schools, vaccines for school children today
The committee decision on beginning the COVID-19 vaccination rollout for school children and which grades could be opened first, will be taken up for…
Law LNP - Duty of the State to protect rights of prisoners: UN
While condemning ‘any ill treatment of prisoners’, the United Nation today said that ‘the duty of the State was to protect the rights of prisoners'. “It is the…
Business LNP - Sri Lanka Retailers Association announces, Sri Lanka Retail Forum 2021
The Sri Lanka Retailers Association (Guarantee) Ltd (SLRA), recently entered in an MOU with the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce to organize the island’s premier…
Health LNP - 76,000 vials of Pfizer vaccine flown in
Another batch of 76,000 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine reached the country this morning brought by Qatar Airways. The consignment weighed 445 kg and was…
Sports LNP - State Minister breaks into Welikada Prison with drunk friends
A State Minister along with a group of his friends, all who were under the influence of alcohol had reportedly entered the Welikada Prison by force to visit…
Health LNP - Vaccination for 30-plus to be completed within this week: Govt.
While saying that there is hesitancy among some individuals to get COVID vaccines due to needle phobia, State Minister Channa Jayasumana said today the…
Health LNP - Patient care at Narahenpita Army Hospital at risk: GMOA
The responsibility for the breakdown of patient care services at the Narahenpita Army Hospital should be borne by the relevant military officers and the Health…
Health LNP - COVID situation has not yet reached satisfactory level, says Health Ministry
Despite a slight decrease in the number of COVID-19 infections and fatalities, the Health Ministry said the situation is not yet favourable to embrace…
Crime LNP - 135 more COVID-19 deaths reported
A total of 135 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (12) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today pushing the death toll…
Technology LNP - Cabraal appointed CB Governor
Former State Minister Ajith Nivard Cabraal has been appointed as the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka by the President with effect from September 15,…
Health LNP - Vaccinating school children must be done under supervision of specialists: GMOA
The COVID vaccination rollout for school children should be conducted under the direct supervision of Pediatricians and Physiotherapists and within the…
Crime LNP - Another fresh request by gas companies to up prices: Minister
The gas companies have made fresh requests from the government to increase the price of a domestic gas cylinder, Co-operative Services, Marketing Development…
Health LNP - Post-covid clinics for those with health issues after recovery: Medical specialist
Claiming that some people who recover from Covid-19 could experience post-covid symptoms such as cough, breathing difficulties and chest pain even after two…
Technology LNP - Defence Sec. urges public not to be misled by false claims on Easter attacks
Defence Secretary Gen. (Retd) Kamal Gunaratne urged the public not to be misled by the various false claims being made regarding the Easter Sunday attacks and…
Technology LNP - Reopening of schools not appropriate in this Covid situation: DG Health
chools cannot be reopened under the prevailing circumstances in terms of the worsening COVID-19 situation in the country, the Health Ministry said. Deputy…
Health LNP - Sinopharm Group expresses interest in setting up vaccine refilling plant in Sri Lanka
Chairman of Sinopharm Group Liu Jingzhen has expressed his enthusiasm in setting up a vaccine refilling plant in Sri Lanka,the Sri Lankan embassy in Beijing…
Health LNP - Fully vaccinated people still susceptible to severe COVID disease or death: SLMA
While stressing the point that a minority of fully vaccinated people could get severe disease, and may even die, the Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA)…
Technology LNP - The disappearance of data files at NMRA: EPIC Lanka CEO granted bail
The CEO of EPIC Lanka technologies that managed the database of the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA), arrested for alleged disappearances of data…