The People’s Bank of Sri Lanka says it has paid USD 6.9 million to the China-based fertilizer company, Qingdao Seawin Biotech Group Co., Ltd for
Author: Ceylon Independent
Sri Lanka cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka retires from Test cricket
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SLAF establishes 24/7 COVID vaccine centre at BIA
Sri Lanka Air Force establishes a 24×7 Covid-19 vaccination centre at the Bandaranaike International Airport to administer Pfizer vaccines for Sri Lankans arriving from overseas
Australia investigates visas of other tennis players
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Covid: Deadly Omicron should not be called mild, warns WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against describing the Omicron variant as mild, saying it is killing people across the world. Recent studies suggest
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