Dambulla Economic Center to remain closed

Twenty railway passenger coaches arrive from India

In line with India?s continuing commitment to assist Sri Lanka in the development of its railway infrastructure, a consignment of 20 railway passenger coaches supplied by Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES) Ltd, reached the Colombo Port. This consignment is a part of the contract to supply 160 passenger coaches to Sri Lanka Railways, funded under an Indian Line of Credit of USD 318 million. The value of this contract is USD 82.6 million. ?With this consignment, a total of 60 coac

19 Sep, 2021

Sri Lanka has long surpassed WHO vaccination targets

Sri Lanka has long surpassed the vaccination target of the World Health Organisation (WHO) with over 50% of the population now been fully vaccinated, the world body said. WHO has called for all countries to vaccinate 10% of their population by the end of September and 40% by the end of the year.? In the context of supply constraints, the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) recommends prioritizing vaccinations for health care and frontline workers, the elderly (60 and over

19 Sep, 2021

Samarasinghe to be appointed Sri Lanka’s envoy to US

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Parliamentarian Mahinda Samarasinghe is to be appointed as Sri Lanka’s new Ambassador to the US. Sources confirmed to Colombo Gazette that Samarasinghe will resign from his seat in Parliament to take on the new post. The Kalutara District MP was earlier a Cabinet Minister and often represented Sri Lanka during the Human Rights Council sessions in Geneva. Samarasinghe will replace Ravinatha Aryasinha who retired from service, just nine months after being post

18 Sep, 2021