Colombo, September 15 (newsin.asia) - Sri Lanka reported its 13th death yesterday (14) from the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Government Information Department. The number of COVID-19 cases reported in the island rose to 3,262 yesterday (14) while the total number of COVID-19 recoveries stands at 3,005. According to the Health Promotion Bureau, 217 COVID-19 patients are still receiving treatment, ...
Colombo, September 11 (newsin.asia) - World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus congratulated Sri Lanka for eliminating rubella and mother to child transmission of HIV and congenital syphilis. General Tedros on Twitter posted his message saying, “I congratulate Sri Lanka for eliminating rubella & mother to child transmission of HIV & congenital syphilis, the Maldives for eliminating rubella and ...
Colombo, September 6 (newsin.asia) - Luminary Learning Solutions understands and helps ease some of the daunting and poignant issues currently faced by organizations in Sri Lanka. The fact that “changing cultures” is really tough. Having been a part of the journey and facilitating for a conglomerate in their bid to augment functions, ensuring that everyone subscribed to same basic principles, ...
Colombo, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's successful handling of the COVID-19 pandemic is a positive sign that the country is stable and ripe for international investors, a top government official said. In an interview with Xinhua on Thursday, State Minister of Money, and Capital Market and State Enterprise Reforms Ajith Nivard Cabraal said, "Sri Lanka's handling of COVID-19 is ...
August 29 (AFP) - Sri Lanka will ban the import of most plastic products in a bid to protect wild elephants and deer that die eating the waste, the environment minister announced Friday. Plastic in Sri Lankan landfills is a major killer of elephants, with autopsies showing kilos of it in the stomachs of animals who died after rummaging at ...
August 24 (Daily Mirror) - Mr. Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, yesterday denied allegations by environmentalist Sajeeva Chamikara, that the controversial road construction inside the Sinharaja Forest Reserve was being done by the army to connect the main road to a hotel owned by him. Daily Mirror was informed by Yoshitha that he owned no hotels or ...
Colombo, August 14th (Daily FT) - Wunderman Thompson’s ‘So Sri Lanka – Wild Guides’ viral film for Sri Lanka Tourism took home the coveted award for ‘Best Viral Film’ in the Brand Film Awards in London recently. Hosted by PR Week and Campaign, the Brand Film Awards is a prestigious award that celebrates the use of branded content within marketing. ...
Colombo, Aug.10 (newsin.asia) -- Recognizing the safety protocols introduced by the Government of Sri Lanka along with standards mandated by Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) to ensure the safety of domestic and international travellers, destination Sri Lanka was recently endowed with the World Travel and Tourism Council’s (WTTC) Safe Travels stamp. Whilst establishing confidence among tourists looking at the ...
Mahinda Rajapaksa received a record-breaking 527,364 preferential votes, the highest number of votes a candidate ever received.
Colombo, August 7 (AP) — Sri Lanka’s powerful Rajapaksa brothers secured a landslide victory in the country’s parliamentary election, according to results released on Friday. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is most likely to be sworn in the same position by his younger brother, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The election results could enable them to change the constitution and strengthen dynastic rule. ...
