Health authorities today commenced the process of vaccinating Chinese nationals working and living in Sri Lanka with the Chinese manufactured Sinopharm vaccine.
The Sinopharm vaccination drive for Chinese nationals commenced at Port City in Colombo today.
China recently donated 600, 000 doses of the vaccine to Sri Lanka at the request of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
However, no final decision has been taken on administering the Sinopharm vaccine to Sri Lankan national as it is yet to receive approval from the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA).
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
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Cabinet has approved the appointment of Commodore (retired) M.B.N.A. Premaratne of the Sri Lanka Navy, as the new Commissioner General of Excise.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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