Page 7 - Ashroff Omar News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Stay updated with breaking news from Ashroff omar. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Top News In Ashroff Omar Today - Breaking & Trending Today

State Minister wants SD&CC to make profits and contribute towards the economy

A discussion on streamlining the operations of the State Development and Constructions Corporation (SD&CC) and turn it around into a profit-making institution to contribute towards the country’s economy was held on Wednesday. State Minister for Rural Roads and Other Infrastructure, Nimal Lanza, chaired the meeting at the institution in Ratmalana. Under the President’s ‘Vision of […] ....

United Kingdom , Sri Lanka , Sri Lankan , Asela Gunawardena , Gotabaya Rajapaksa , Lalith Weeratunga , Sudarshini Fernandopulle , Indian Aztrazeneca , Shavendra Silva , Brandix Lanka , Anuruddha Padeniya , Ashroff Omar , Suresh Perera , Sanjeewa Munasinghe , Ministry Of Primary Health Care , National Operation Center , World Health Organization , Therapeutic Goods Administration Of Australia , Health Ministry , Health Services , Army Commander , Us Food Drugs Administration , Drugs Administration , Therapeutic Goods Administration , President Rajapaksa , Chinese President Xi Jinping ,

SL hopeful of getting first stock of Covid-19 jab within weeks


by Suresh Perera
The first consignment of 200,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 is expected to reach Sri Lanka by the end of January or early February, a senior health official said.
The stock of the newly developed US vaccine, now being administered in many countries across the globe, will be channeled to Colombo through the World Health Organization (WHO), he noted.
The WHO has agreed to provide around 4.2 million qualified vaccines to Sri Lanka to inoculate about 20 percent of the population.
“We are optimistic that the vaccination pledged by Pfizer/BioNTech will be the first lot to arrive so that we will able to initiate the Covid-19 inoculation campaign at least by next month (February)”, the high-ranking official said. ....

United Kingdom , Sri Lanka , Sri Lankan , Asela Gunawardena , Gotabaya Rajapaksa , Lalith Weeratunga , Sudarshini Fernandopulle , Indian Aztrazeneca , Shavendra Silva , Brandix Lanka , Anuruddha Padeniya , Ashroff Omar , Suresh Perera , Sanjeewa Munasinghe , Ministry Of Primary Health Care , National Operation Center , World Health Organization , Therapeutic Goods Administration Of Australia , Health Ministry , Health Services , Army Commander , Us Food Drugs Administration , Drugs Administration , Therapeutic Goods Administration , President Rajapaksa , Chinese President Xi Jinping ,

Twenty five per cent decline in apparel exports expected this year


by Hiran H. Senewiratne
The decline in our total  apparel exports would be by 25 percent this year on account of the pandemic. This would make a considerable dent in the US $ 4 billion foreign exchange earned annually through apparel exports. But the apparel sector will be able to come out of this crisis stronger than before due to government support, Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) chairman A.Sukumaran said.
Sukumaran was addressing a media round table conference on Tuesday at the Movenpick hotel in Colombo.
He said that JAAF expects further demand contractions that could result in reductions in apparel exports by an additional 30-40 percent after June, in its best-case scenario.  ....

Sri Lanka , Hiranh Senewiratne , Ashroff Omar , Noel Piyathilake , Apparel Association Forum , Labour Department , Health Ministry , Joint Apparel Association Forum , ஸ்ரீ லங்கா , ஆடை சங்கம் மன்றம் , தொழிலாளர் துறை , ஆரோக்கியம் அமைச்சகம் , கூட்டு ஆடை சங்கம் மன்றம் ,