Business and Economy (Page 128)

Sri Lanka’s Health Minister Prof. Channa Jayasumana has declared that mandatory face masking in public is not required except during public transport and indoor functions.  This new rule change is effective from April 18Continue Reading

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has requested from diplomatic mission and International Organizations based in Colombo to donate essential medical supplies. Accordingly, the ministry has shared a list of medical items as per the requirements from hospitals. The list shared includes pharmaceuticals, oncology items for 6 months and medical suppliesContinue Reading

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Sri Lanka’s doctors warn of essential life saving medicine shortage due to the severe economic crisis the country is facing. The Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA) said that all hospitals in the country no longer have access to imported medical tools and vital drugs. Moreover, the dollar shortage has leftContinue Reading

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The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has stated that there will most likely be no power cuts during the 13th and 14th April New year festival. The commission further said that adequate fuel is available for power generation and duration of power cuts will also  be reduced duringContinue Reading

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A shipment worth 36,000 MT petrol and 40,000 MT diesel has been delivered to Sri Lanka within the last 24 hours under the Indian Credit Line. As at present, total supply of fuel under the Indian credit line is more than 270,000 MT. Image Source – News WireContinue Reading

edotco Services Lanka (Private) Limited (edotco) recently inked an agreement with Hutchison Telecommunications Lanka (Private) Limited (Hutch) to provide customized ‘build-to-suit’ Multipurpose Smart Street Lamp pole infrastructure services. The partnership was succeeding the recent completion of the development of 500 multi-purpose smart streetlamp poles by edotco across the country. TheseContinue Reading