17 May, 2021
The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) yesterday thanked President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for taking swift action to impose strict travel restrictions during this weekend as requested by the GMOA and several other doctors’ organisations, GMOA Assistant Secretary Dr. Navin De Zoysa said.
According to Dr. Zoysa, the GMOA has further recommended closing down all liquor shops completely to curb the third wave of Covid-19.
The GMOA will soon reveal how certain media outlets which operated with the secret private agenda of getting the number of Covid-19 patients in Sri Lanka increased to make financial profits.
They underestimated the heroic Security Forces during the humanitarian operation that ended on May 18 in 2009 and in the same way they now underestimate the health staff.
The Japanese Parliament will debate a controversial Bill to revise the immigration law that is feared will worsen conditions for asylum seekers in Japan amid the death of a Sri Lankan woman detained at a Japan central immigration facility.Thirty-three-year-old Sri Lankan, Ratnayake Liyanage Wishma Sandamali, who had been detained since August last year at the Nagoya Regional
Just as everyone thought the worst was behind us, a crippling second wave of Covid-19 has struck India.
In Indore most of the press owners and employees have contracted Covid-19. This has made things worse, says Swadesh Sharma of Atharva Packaging in Indore.
The vaccine drive maybe a light at the end of the tunnel, but in this Sunday Column, Sharma says, 2021 could be worse than 2020
One more blow to print
PrintWeek (PW): How have the past 12 months been in Indore?
Swadesh Sharma (SS): Not different from the rest of India. Post the lockdown last year, except for the packaging units, all commercial and publishing units were shut for two to three months. Even after re-opening, most firms have been operating at one-third capacity as compared to before.
5 April, 2021
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has banned the importation of palm oil with immediate effect, said the President’s Media Division.
http://www.sundayobserver.lk/sites/default/files/news/2021/04/05/PMD%20Palm%20oil%20importation%20banned.pdf
4 April, 2021
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has been declared the ‘Best Financial Brand – Sri Lanka 2021’ in the Banking and Finance Awards category by the UK-based ‘Global Brands’ Magazine, one of the largest brand publications that provides opinions and news on brands across the world.
The Bank was evaluated in a study conducted by an independent external research agency appointed by Global Brands.
Commercial Bank was selected for the award from a competitive group of entrants, all of whom demonstrated exceptional service delivery in evolving banking sectors. The Bank was recognised for its exceptional commitment to innovation, quality, branding activities, customer service and performance, and for being a robust financial brand in the country.