Anu Dissanayaka

Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), Ajith Nivard Cabraal unveiled the Six-Month Road Map for Ensuring Macroeconomic and Financial System Stability today (October 01). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3kXjWUT https://ift.tt/3AZfnz7

The island-wide quarantine curfew in Sri Lanka, which was in effect for over a month, was lifted at 4.00 a.m. today (October 01). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3ondLLT https://ift.tt/3in1Vha

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, in his message for World Children s Day, noted that the responsibility placed on adults with regard to children, in the process of socialization, cannot be underestimated. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3F4daoq https://ift.tt/3zXNpCu

COVID-19 vaccination clinics operated by the Ministry of Health are carried on in many areas across the island today (October 01). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/39USmS4 https://ift.tt/3imWoXV

The Department of Meteorology says showers or thundershowers will take place at most parts of the island today (Oct. 01). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3iiEMfK https://ift.tt/2ZQHN0F

US senators on Thursday grilled Facebook on its plans to better protect young users on its apps, drawing on leaked internal research that showed the social media giant was aware of how its Instagram app harmed the mental health of teens. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3zSjwDr https://ift.tt/3onxI5i

Local milk powder importers are looking to re-export the milk powder stocks to Indonesia and Bangladesh as Sri Lankan banks have not issued US dollars to release the stocks stuck in the port. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3mcTaY5 https://ift.tt/3olwzv6

The Ministry of Health reported a total of 912 persons have tested positive for Covid-19 today, (September 30). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3m6iuPi https://ift.tt/3kTXQT7

Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla is scheduled to visit Colombo in early October, official sources in New Delhi told The Hindu, as India and Sri Lanka seek to engage at high levels amid a perceived strain in ties. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3mc9Fnf https://ift.tt/3D4K6eN

Director-General of Health Services on Wednesday (Sep. 29) confirmed 59 new COVID-related deaths in Sri Lanka. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/2XYdV1g https://ift.tt/3upnFOj

Health guidelines to be followed once the quarantine curfew imposed country-wide is lifted tomorrow (October 01) have been issued by the Ministry of Health. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3kUGTrZ https://ift.tt/3CWjegX

The main office of the Department of Registration of Persons in Battaramulla and other provincial offices will resume operation from October 04 (Monday). from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3AV1HVS https://ift.tt/2BieI06

The Ministry of Health reports that another 631 coronavirus patients have recovered and have been discharged within the last 24 hours. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3okE8lD https://ift.tt/39SwrLi

The Department of Motor Traffic will resume its services provided by the Narahenpita and Werahera offices with effect from tomorrow (October 01), under strict adherence to healthcare practices. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/39RfLUm https://ift.tt/2BieI06

Approval has been granted for traders to import white sugar, the Director-General of Imports and Exports said. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3F6XkJR https://ift.tt/3m51zg0

Top US defence officials have said the Taliban s takeover of Afghanistan can be traced back to a deal between the group and the Trump administration. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3zQ7pXv https://ift.tt/3uq5TKB

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has revoked the gazette notification which specified Maximum Retail Prices (MRP) on rice. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3F4BC9f https://ift.tt/3CZPu2Q

India s Adani Group has signed a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) agreement with its local partner John Keells Holding s (JKH) and Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA), to jointly develop the West Container Terminal (WCT) of the Colombo Port. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3iitg3Y https://ift.tt/3ikyVXk

Public transport services between provinces will not be in operation despite the quarantine curfew imposed island-wide is lifted tomorrow (October 01). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3ok8LHT https://ift.tt/2ZL47so

Inter-provincial travel restrictions will continue to be in place despite the quarantine curfew is being lifted tomorrow (October 01). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/2Y46w0V https://ift.tt/2BieI06

Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Ajith Nivard Cabraal will be unveiling The Six-Month Road Map for Ensuring Macroeconomic and Financial System Stability on Friday, 01 October 2021. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3igqOLd https://ift.tt/3zOUAgc

The Parliament will be convened for five days next week from 4th to 8th of October, says the Chief Government Whip, Minister Johnston Fernando. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3unsyaB https://ift.tt/3uo4jZI

Another shipment of Pfizer'BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines, provided by the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) facility, arrived in Sri Lanka today (Sep. 30). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3kUESMl https://ift.tt/2BieI06

The Department of Motor Traffic has decided to grant an extension for the validity period of motor vehicle driving licenses which expire between April 2020 and March 2022, says Minister of Transport Pavithra Wanniarachchi. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/39SEcAG https://ift.tt/2BieI06

Five individuals who were in possession of sharp weapons have been arrested by the officers of the Colombo Crimes Division. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/2XYHMGP https://ift.tt/3ojWraB

There will be a possibility to develop a low level atmospheric disturbance to the southeast off Sri Lanka, says the Department of Meteorology. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/2ZKeMUf https://ift.tt/3AQmoCa

#8203;The unrestricted re-opening of the country after lifting the ongoing quarantine curfew will lead to a resumption of transmission, the Sri Lanka Medical Association has cautioned. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3kSxSzr https://ift.tt/2BieI06

The construction work of the Cardiac and Critical Care Complex at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children in Colombo, initiated through the Little Hearts national fundraising project is now nearing completion. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3kPt4uG https://ift.tt/2BieI06

The daily total of new COVID-19 cases moved to 941 today (Sep. 29) as 256 more people were tested positive for the virus, the Epidemiology Unit of the Health Ministry said. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/2Wotb7f https://ift.tt/3ulFEoN

Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris received High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Sri Lanka Sarah Hulton, and conducted an open and wide-ranging discussion in Colombo on Tuesday (28). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3m8I6vd https://ift.tt/3ihVQmc

As the daily count of deaths from COVID-19 infection continues to drop below 100 in Sri Lanka, only 61 fatalities were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services on Tuesday (Sep. 29). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3mc5s2L https://ift.tt/3EZzUWB

The Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health says 685 more people were tested positive for the novel coronavirus so far today (September 29). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3oj9SrC https://ift.tt/2ZLMFnL

The Director General of Health Services Dr. Asela Gunawardena says that permission has been granted to administer the Pfizer vaccine as the third dose for those over 60 years and several other groups. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/2XSLEJr https://ift.tt/2Yaah4P

The software engineer of Epic Lanka Technologies who is responsible for the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) loss has been remanded until October 06. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3EUy0Xc https://ift.tt/39UgoMJ

The government has decided to lift the quarantine curfew, which is currently in effect across the island, on the 01st of October. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3zMHoZ7 https://ift.tt/3odNYpz

The Ministry of Health says that another 770 coronavirus infected patients have recovered and have been discharged from hospital within the last 24 hours. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3zRtDZa https://ift.tt/3zORhpf

Minister of Public Security Sarath Weerasekara has called for an inquiry into the incident where the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) had interrogated media persons despite the instructions not to do so. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3mq99SX https://ift.tt/3kXFwc9

Japan s ruling party elected former foreign minister Fumio Kishida its new leader on Wednesday, setting him on course to become the next prime minister of the world s third-largest economy. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3uosLKM https://ift.tt/39N09RL

The Ministry of Defence says that the news circulating on social media platforms and electronic media sources stating that a likely terror attack on Sri Lankan churches was based on basic information which is neither analyzed nor confirmed by the respective authorities. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3kOBD96 https://ift.tt/3AVnwEw

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has requested the visiting delegation of the European Union not to discontinue the Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) concessions granted to Sri Lanka. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/2XXEXps https://ift.tt/2Y8YML0

The Chairman of the Kotikawatta, Mulleriyawa Pradeshiya Sabha Rangajeewa Jayasinghe has passed away after being infected with the COVID-19 virus. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/2XXEW4S https://ift.tt/39Mc5Dd

Sri Lanka has suspended importing organic fertiliser from a Chinese company after harmful bacteria were identified in tested samples, says Agriculture Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3odLQOA https://ift.tt/2BieI06

As per the new quarantine measures, Sri Lankan citizens, seafarers and dual citizens who are arriving in Sri Lanka through airports are not required to obtain the prior approval of the Foreign Affairs Ministry and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to land on the island. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3F0PfGA https://ift.tt/3odzuGh

COVID-19 vaccination clinics operated by the Ministry of Health are carried on island-wide today (September 29). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3F1mkSE https://ift.tt/3zStkNI

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has released approximately USD 50 million to two state banks for clearance of essential food items held up at the Colombo Port, its governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal said. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3EYWMFN https://ift.tt/2BieI06

Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and North-Western provinces and in Galle and Matara districts, says the Department of Meteorology. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3kNG3wT https://ift.tt/3ogZIYn

Pfizer said Monday it had begun a middle-to-late stage clinical trial of a pill to stave off COVID-19 in people who are exposed to infection. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3ASKH2l https://ift.tt/39Mlo6k

The Ministry of Health reported a total of 932 persons have tested positive for Covid-19 today, (September 28). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3AOBpED https://ift.tt/3kULESt

New guidelines have been issued for local and foreign tourists who arrive in Sri Lanka 14 days after being fully vaccinated against COVID-19. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/2XYN0Cg https://ift.tt/3ulMXwQ

A software engineer of the Epic Lanka Technologies company has been arrested over the deletion of data from the database of the National Medicine Regulatory Authority (NMRA). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3EY940W https://ift.tt/3oehMSU