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The Government has decided to administer Chinese-made Sinopharm vaccine for students going overseas for higher education. Students who are leaving for countries that have mandated the completion of COVID-19 vaccination will be…
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Another One million doses of China’s Sinopharm vaccine has arrived in Sri Lanka this morning, said the State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals Prof. Channa Jayasumana. A charter flight carrying the…
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Isolation status imposed in following areas were lifted from this morning, stated the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak. They are: ■.Gampaha District Biyagama police area = Yatihena GN Division –…
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More areas in Ratnapura, Gampaha, Colombo and Nuwara-Eliya districts were isolated with effect from 6.00 am today, stated the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO). Following areas were isolated…
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Sri Lanka’s bakers are planning to increase the price of bread by 10 rupees (around 16 per cent for a 60 rupee one pound loaf) after wheat flour prices were raised by a key milling group, a media report said. Sri Lanka’s Aruna Newspaper…
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Sri Lanka’s rupee is being quoted in the kerb market at 225.00/226.50 to the US dollar as unusual demand for currency notes emerged over the past two weeks amid forex trading curbs in the formal market, participants said as money printing…
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Sri Lanka has updated the European Union on ongoing efforts to amend a Prevention of Terrorism Law after arrests of a minority poet, a top police detective among other incidents prompted warnings that GSP+ trade preferences may be…
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The Government has taken a firm decision to fine Rs.100,000 from traders selling rice above the stipulated prices mentioned by the Government effective from July 1. Agriculture Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage said the Gazette…
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Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday inaugurated the development of 500 Villages islandwide as “Saubhagya Production Villages”. The first three villages under the programme,namely Mandaramnuwara in Nuwara Eliya, Uduiriyagolla in…
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The Jaffna District Development Committee (DDC) has rejected the allegation made by Tamil National Alliance, Jaffna District MP M.A.Sumanthiran that Chinese nationals are engaged in road projects in the North. Jaffna District…
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