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Before we work ourselves into a frenzy over Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to Solomon Islands, it is worth pausing for breath.

The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM) has reaffirmed its commitment to harnessing data to take risk-informed decisions and supporting a whole-of-government approach to enhancing community resilience.

Mr. Victor Polovyan of Nova Reality and Terminus Al City has taken the opportunity provided by the Solomon Islands Expo 2020 Pavilion to engage virtually with various Senior government officials including relevant stakeholders from the Solomon Islands in their bid to introduce the ‘Smart City Initiative’ to the Happy Isles.

Australia’s flagship Solomon Islands Infrastructure Program (SIIP) has agreed to fast track redevelopment of six markets across Malaita, Guadalcanal, Honiara, Isabel and Western Province, improve provincial ports and launch a new SIIP website.

Sri Lanka has appointed ministerial committees under Foreign Minister to find alternative ways to get industrial raw materials from China, Japan and the Middle East, a minister said, as money printing created forex shortages.

13TH FEBRUARY 2022 By Dhammika Attygalle My late uncle Upali’s signature facet was his love for speed. This he applied in expanding his business empire. He bought a Lear Jet and obtained the Red Passport as Chairman of GCEC because he was a man for speed and a fast decision maker. Even his other indulgences, […]

AIESEC in University of Jayewardenepura successfully conducted JXLDS 10.0, the tenth iteration of its annual leadership development seminar, at Laya Leisure, Kukuleganga, on January 22 and 23. The two-day conference, which is targeted for the entity’s membership and has helped bring forth leaders from within its ranks for a decade now, comprised various sessions conducted […]

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has announced that it has joined the national remittance mobile application ‘Lanka Remit’ as a participating bank, to support the Central Bank’s latest initiative to facilitate inward remittances to the country. At the formal launch of ‘Lanka Remit,’ Commercial Bank Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director Sanath Manatunge received a […]

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has announced that it has joined the national remittance mobile application ‘Lanka Remit’ as a participating bank, to support the Central Bank’s latest initiative to facilitate inward remittances to the country. At the formal launch of ‘Lanka Remit,’ Commercial Bank Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director Mr Sanath Manatunge received...