Maldives and Sri Lanka were today verified for having eliminated rubella, making them the first two countries in WHO South-East Asia Region to achieve measles and rubella elimination ahead of the 2023 …
Poll nears, campaigners play up India rhetoric in Sri Lanka
With the campaign for Sri Lanka’s August general election heating up, India and its role in resolving the lingering national question have begun figuring prominently in the election discourse, …
Coronavirus | Sri Lanka sees surge in infections
Less than a month before Sri Lanka’s scheduled general election, the island nation has witnessed a sudden spike in coronavirus cases, with health authorities reporting 283 new patients on Friday and …
Bureau Veritas Announces Accreditation Extension for its Sri Lanka Face Mask Testing Lab
With market estimates putting face mask annual growth over 20% every year 1, the need for additional trusted full service laboratories continues to grow. With this latest development, Sri Lanka is the …
Sri Lanka central bank cuts key rates by 100 basis points
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka on Thursday cut its benchmark lending and deposit rates by 100 basis points each, as it sought to counter the hit to economy from the COVID-19 pandemic. The central bank, …
UPDATE 1-Cricket-Asia Cup postponed due to COVID-19, Sri Lanka swap hosting rights with Pakistan
Pakistan, who were set to host the tournament this year in the United Arab Emirates, have exchanged hosting rights with Sri Lanka, who will stage next year’s event, while the Pakistan Cricket Board …
Sri Lanka slashes key interest rates to aid virus-hit economy
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka says it wants to ‘aggressively enhance lending to productive sectors of the economy,’ which would boost support for businesses hit by the coronavirus …
ABC becomes a partner in the National Program to eradicate Covid 19 from Sri Lanka
Israel and the USA as solution providers for Sri Lanka and Maldives. ABC Trade & Investments (Pvt) Ltd., is a diversified company with focused business activities in ICT solutions, Healthcare, Water …
South Asia’s covid responses; a comparison of India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
As COVID-19 brought the developed world to its knees the challenge is far bigger for the developing world. Countries that are already struggling with their enormous populations, high rate of poverty, …
Maldives, Sri Lanka eliminate measles and rubella ahead of 2023 deadline
The Maldives and Sri Lanka have become the first two countries in the region to have eliminated both measles and rubella ahead of the 2023 deadline, said the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) South …