WHO Chief commends COVID mitigation efforts
In a Zoom call with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday, May 7, World Health Organisation (WHO) Chief, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has commended the Government...
Issuance of port entry permits will be online only from May 1
Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA), through its Security Division, has facilitated its port users and customers to obtain port entry permits online. Accordingly, from...
Sophos endpoint products rank first in all three of SE Labs’ Protection Tests
Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today announced that its endpoint products have ranked first in all three of SE Labs’ protection tests,...
WFP re-affirms commitment to improving nutrition, food security
The newly-appointed Country Director and Representative of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Sri Lanka, Abdur Rahim Siddiqui, formally presented his letter of...
Prime Group’s ‘Good Deed is a Good Investment’ Campaign recognized at ACEF
Affirming its leadership in superior customer engagement, Sri Lanka's largest real estate company, Prime Group, recently secured three top awards at the 10th ACEF...
More than 10,000 beds from Army for COVID-19 Care Centres
The Army will provide 10,000 new beds to hospitals, and similarly the Army Seva Vanitha Unit after converting a building to be a Care...
Annual road safety week to minimize motor accidents
The government has received cabinet approval to declare an annual road safety week from this year for drawing special attention of the society on...
‘Use Colombo Lotus Tower to treat COVID-19 patients’
Sri Lanka’s unutilised USD 104 million Lotus Tower must be made to accommodate high-dependency units (HDUs) to treat the country’s rapidly increasing COVID-19 patients,...
Govt. can provide treatment to all COVID patients
The Government can treat any person who has contracted COVID, says Anuradha Jayaratne, State Minister of Tanks, Reservoirs and Irrigation Development and Rural Paddy...
Iconic Developments reinforces stringent health and safety precautions on-site
In commemoration of World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2021, leading infrastructure developer Iconic Developments reiterated its commitment to taking maximum precautions...