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India says Sri Lanka claims on WCT deal factually incorrect

The Sri Lankan Government’s claim that a proposal on the Colombo Port West Container Terminal (WCT) has been approved by the Indian High Commission is ‘factually incorrect’, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday, the IANS news service reported. Colombo on Tuesday approved a joint venture with the Adani group to build and operate Colombo Port’s WCT for 35 years. The Sri Lankan Government press release stated that the cabinet-appointed negotiation committee had requested the India

05 Mar, 2021

Mandatory quarantine for travelers remains despite jab?

By Vyshnavy Velrajh? Sri Lankans who travel overseas will be required to be quarantined on their return even if they have been vaccinated. Army Commander General Shavendra Silva said the authorities have not considered amending the quarantine process, as yet. He said that as the vaccination process is still in the initial stages the Government has not considered any changes to the existing system. Last week General Silva warned the public who obtained the first dose of the coronavirus vaccin

06 Mar, 2021

First batch of vaccines from COVAX for elderly population

The first batch of coronavirus vaccines from the COVAX facility, to be delivered to Sri Lanka on Sunday, will be used only on the elderly population. The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) will deliver the first shipment of 264,000 doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine provided to Sri Lanka under the World Health Organization?s COVAX facility. Issuing a statement, the UNICEF said it has been contracted with procuring and delivering the first batch of COVID-19 vac

05 Mar, 2021