The World Bank has agreed to provide a loan of USD50 million for the purchase of the COVID-19 vaccines, Health Ministry official said.
Until the loan is received the money will be released from the Treasury for the purchase of the vaccines.
The funds will be made use to purchase the remaining requirements of the vaccines.
The Government is expecting free doses of the vaccines from China and Russia in addition to the free supply of 500,000 vaccines.
In addition the government is expecting 20 per cent of the requirement of the vaccines from the WHO.
In the wake of the ‘outing’ of parliament Speaker Ashoka Ranwala with accusations that his PhD was fake, there has been a flurry of articles on fake degrees.
A Sri Lankan wanted for financial frauds and under a red notice was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport along with his wife and child as they were returning from India, Police said.
Mr. Gihan de Silva has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, the Government Information Department announced.
The Bribery Commission has apprehended former Provincial Councillor and businessman Salochana Gamage, along with another businessman, in Pitakotte over a Rs. 9 million bribery case.
The Government is considering abolishing the Office of the Chief of the Defence Staff (OCDS) when the term of office of its incumbent General Shavendra Silva ends on December 31.
New commanders have been appointed to the Sri Lanka Army and Sri Lanka Navy.
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