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US pledges more vaccines to Sri Lanka?

By Easwaran Rutnam? The Biden administration in the United States yesterday pledged more Covid vaccines for Sri Lanka.? The vaccines will be part of approximately 16 million allocated for Asia, The White House announced last night. Accordingly, the 16 million vaccines have been allocated for India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Maldives, Bhutan, Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Papua New Guinea, Taiwan, Cambodia, and the Pacific Islands. The B

22 Jun, 2021

Foreign Ministers of India and Sri Lanka review bilateral agenda

Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar spoke to his Sri Lankan counterpart Dinesh Gunawardena today, covering bilateral issues as well as regional cooperation under the seven-nation BIMSTEC grouping, the Press Trust of India reported. The conversation came amid growing concern in India about the China-backed Colombo Port City project in Sri Lanka. “Good conversation with FM @DCRGunawardena of Sri Lanka. Reviewed our bilateral agenda. Also discussed BIMSTEC, IORA and other regional mech

21 Jun, 2021

Health inspectors fear Delta may have spread across the country

By Vyshnavy Velrajh Health inspectors fear the Delta variant of the coronavirus may have already spread across the country. Public Health Inspectors Association Secretary M. Baalasooriya told Colombo Gazette that there may be undetected cases of the variant within the community. He said even though an islandwide travel restriction was imposed several people were found to be moving around. This could have created an opportunity for the variant to have spread from one person to another. The p

22 Jun, 2021