Sustainable Development Goals can guide Asia-Pacific to build back better
Statement by Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, United Nations-Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP):
The COVID-19...
Expert Committee appointed to mitigate road accidents
The Ministry of Public Security has taken steps to appoint a Committee of Experts to look into the increasing trend in road accidents and...
South Korea boosts SL economy with USD 500 million low interest loan
In the wake of China granting a USD 500 million loan, the Government of South Korea had agreed to provide concessional loans from the...
German Embassy hands over consignment of masks to the Ministry of Health
In an effort to combat and control the current surge of COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka, Germany recently handed over a consignment of protective...
Renew and ramp up action to address non-communicable diseases
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) kill 41 million people globally every year, more than a third of them prematurely. The four major NCDs – cardiovascular diseases,...
Sri Lanka receives over 1.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from COVAX
A chartered plane arrived in Sri Lanka with more than 1.5 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from the COVAX facility.
Donated by the...
Animal welfare activists accuse the BMICH management on inhumane treatment of community dogs
During the latter part of the first week of August, as admitted by the BMICH, to the Cinnamon Gardens Police, 23 dogs were removed...
Dr. Ananda Wijewickrema resigns from COVID Technical Committee
It is reported that the main reason for the resignation of Specialist Dr. Ananda Wijewickrema of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases from the...
UN Women’s project boosts community role of females in Sri Lanka
Lankan women carry the main burden of household work, and therefore they have knowledge and influence that could be channeled to improve community waste...
Inside View into the World of Advertising
he vocal critic of Sri Lankan ad industry : Shyan Gershon, South Asia’s Young Achiever of the Year.
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Women’s Cricket: Sri Lanka U19 Squad for the Malaysian National Team Tour of SriLanka
The Women’s Selection Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket has selected the following 15-member squad to compete against the Malaysian National Team.The series...
The inaugural session of the Student Parliament of Mahamaya Girls’ College, Kandy – at...
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Sri Lanka–Maldives Business Council Leads Business Delegation to Hotel Asia Exhibition 2025
The Sri Lanka–Maldives Business Council (SLMLBC) of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB)...