Sri Lanka stands at a crossroads with plans to transition from the use of artificial to organic fertilizer hanging in the balance. Earlier in the year the government said it will ban the import of artificial fertilizer which is...
• Covid-19, slowed down the progress: Foreign Secretary Professor Colombage.
• ‘The law is not in line with the conventions that Sri Lanka has to implement under the GSP+. Amending the PTA to bring it in line with international standards...
INTRODUCTION
Covid 19 infection is caused by ‘severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2’ (SARS-CoV-2). As of the day of writing, there have been over 169 million infections worldwide and over 3 million deaths(1). Up to April 2021, Sri Lanka had...
International maritime experts have dismissed claims of a major oil spill from the MV X-Press Pearl and challenged satellite images which purportedly show one.
‘There has been no major oil spill so far’, said Professor of Coastal Oceanography at the...
Two French warships, the FNS Tonnerre and Surcouf, arrived in Colombo earlier this morning for a replenishment visit from 7 to 11 June. The visit follows negotiations at a diplomatic level between the French embassy in Colombo and the...
The country’s apex association of medical professionals has asked the government to continue the lockdown, review the vaccination program and report meaningful data to facilitate decision making to mitigate the outbreak of the virus.
The Sri Lanka Medical Association...
The decision to tow away the MV X- Press Pearl to deeper waters could result in further and unprecedented damage to the environment and marine life unless the bunker oil is taken out.
The ship was carrying more than 300...
The fire on board the MV X-Press Pearl could have been averted if the acid leak that wasdetected was fixed before it sailed to Colombo.
The ship’s crew had detected the leak after it left Jebel Ali in Dubai...
The travel restrictions which are currently in place have been extended until the 7th of June. They will be relaxed on the 25th and 31st of May in keeping with the original schedule and additionally on the 4th of...
Renowned medical experts Professor Malik Peiris Chair/Professor, School of Public Health, University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Medicine, Hong Kong.and Professor Kamini MendisProfessor Emeritus, University of Colombo, Public Health and Malaria Expert formerly at the World Health Organisation. have...
