Month: January 2021

HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA COLOMBO

Under Government of India’s #VaccineMaitri, India will gift 500,000 doses of made in India COVISHIELD vaccines to Sri Lanka. The consignment will be transported in a special Air India flight on 28 January 2021 and…

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SPICE TRADE

Spice of the Economy Nanda Kohona outlines the integral role of spices in economic revival Considering the reaction of the spice trade to COVID-19, Nanda Kohona points to social media reports claiming the benefits of…

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COVER STORY

Mohan Pandithage assesses Sri Lanka’s potential to leverage on the opportunities emerging on the external trade front in the wake of the pandemic

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EU AND ASTRAZENECA SEEK TO RESOLVE VACCINE CRISIS

The EU and the UK-based Covid vaccine maker AstraZeneca have vowed to work together to resolve a bitter row over supply shortages to the bloc. AstraZeneca had agreed to deliver millions of doses in January-March…

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SLPA

SLPA Launches new Edition of the Covid-19 Prevention Guideline The second edition of the SLPA Covid 19 Prevention Guideline was launched on January 13 at the office of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority’s Chairman. This…

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K-2 WINTER EXPEDITION TEAM

Islamabad, 21 January 2021: A ten-member Nepalese K-2 Winter Expedition team called on President Dr Arif Alvi, at Aiwan-e-Sadr, today. While welcoming the Nepalese mountaineers, the President said that their remarkable achievement would project Pakistan’s…

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NATIONAL PEACE COUNCIL OF SRI LANKA

RECONSTRUCT JAFFNA UNIVERSITY MEMORIAL THROUGH CONSULTATIVE PROCESS The issue of remembering the past has been a source of division within the country. The destruction of a memorial within the premises of the University of Jaffna…

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THE SRI LANKA PORTS AUTHORITY

Sri Lanka Ports Authority implements clearance of all imported goods through electronic methods The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) has taken steps towards the clearance of  all imports at the Port of Colombo through electronic…

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MEET BIDEN’S NEW TEAM

President Joe Biden has vowed to heal America’s economy from the pandemic with a large dose of economic stimulus – including immediate relief and investments in green jobs, infrastructure and more. He’s called on a…

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HEALTHCARE IMPERATIVES

Preserving Business Upul Rohana explains the role of healthcare officials in safeguarding business “When the coronavirus was detected in Sri Lanka, government officials and the Ministry of Health were caught off-guard in March,” recalls Upul…

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