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South Asia hits record overall immunization coverage
AHK Sri Lanka also presented a position paper addressing key challenges and proposed international best practices
Asset-light businesses where value is driven by intangibles such as software, IP, brands and human capital face risk
Moving away from a 'response and recovery' reactive framework to a 'science-based resilience' proactive framework
Kits help maintain proper hygiene, reduce health risks, support physical and emotional well-being of the vulnerable
5.6 billion rupees was allocated from the Treasury for the supply of medicines
President asks for collaborative efforts between private sector and government to foster IT human capital
Steps should be taken to replace current National Environment Act with a new environmental act that suits country
Shop and Office Employees Act to be amended
Rambukwella, meanwhile, has been given the Environment portfolio.
The discussion also resulted in the decision to convene several online sessions to engage with other relevant parties.
Though mining permits have been given to three firms, unlikely that permission will be given to dig deeper than 4.2m
“It’s worth noting that there are 150 tropical countries, with 88 of them participating in the Belt & Road initiativ...
The UN food agencies (FAO, IFAD, and WFP) highlighted the urgent need for Sri Lanka to “transform its agrifood systems...
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This availability of data helps the hospital provide treatment easily when the patient returns to the hospital.
Huawei announced its support to help Sri Lanka implement program to nurture software and hardware engineers
Potential for using debt-for-renewables within the growing climate finance space
NWSDB will be supported to transform its current paper document system into digital form to speed up its operations
Officials discuss bilateral agreements including on mangrove conservation and fisheries sector development
Only 0.1 percent of Sri Lanka’s GDP goes to innovations: official
Steps to enact necessary legal provisions so that medical degrees by foreign universities can be accepted in Sri Lanka.
President has appointed the board of directors for the Sri Lanka Personal Data Protection Authority
For breast cancer, we are not doing screening at a population level in our country
In order to assess the potential threat from the trees, the help of the Forest Ministry and tree surgeons are needed.
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