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Committing towards enhancing patient safety and comfort during the COVID-19 pandemic, Nawaloka Hospitals, recently launched the country’s very first, state-of-the-art ‘drive-thru express lab’ in Colombo and Negombo. The latest addition to Nawaloka’s well-regarded chain of medical Laboratories, the express lab is fully-geared to ensure safety, security, accuracy and convenience in all its transactions. This first-of-its-kind […]

ComBank ends centenary year with notable achievements in economic contribution and pandemic relief January, 12, 2021 Extends moratoriums on 81,387 loans with a total capital outstanding of Rs 443 billion during first and second waves Launches omni-channel Digital Banking platform and WhatsApp Banking facility Completes series of community initiatives to celebrate 100-year history The Commercial Bank of Ceylon provided new concessionary lending of nearly Rs 30 billion in 2020, its centenary year...

My Emirates Pass is an exclusive offer that turns the Emirates boarding pass into a membership card giving customers deals and discounts in over 450 restaurants, leisure destinations and retail outlets across UAE.A   Emirates is making travel to Dubai even sweeter in 2021 with the return of My Emirates Pass – an exclusive offer […]

THA: Let inoculated tourists visit without quarantine

The only victory that matters is Panama’s by President Cortizo, January 2, 2021 Your Excellency, Marcos Castillero, President of the National Assembly. Your Excellency, José Gabriel Carrizo Jaén, Vice President of the Republic and Minister of the Presidency. Ministers and Vice Ministers, Deputies and Deputies. Religious Authorities, Media. Once again I come to this place to render accounts to the nation. As a human being, as a Panamanian, I want to begin this report by expressing to each on...

7 January 2021 Author: Juthathip Jongwanich, Thammasat University Thailand’s economic performance in the third quarter of 2020 showed promising signs of recovery amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The contraction in GDP fell to 6.4 per cent year-on-year, down from 12 per cent in the second quarter. Signs of recovery in key industries such as electronics and appliances, the automotive sector and plastics are bright spots.     The speed of economic recovery in Thailand has been slower than n...

Foundation’s country representative sympathised with armed coup attempt in the country As Venezuela’s political crisis continues, the UK government has initiated a new project promoting investigative journalism in Latin America which furtively covers Venezuela.  The project, launched last summer and intended to “influence” the media agenda in the country, follows a long history of the British government using journalism as an influencing tool. It raises suspicions that it aims to help ...

Scots police renew training contract with Sri Lankan force accused of abductions and torturing suspects © CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Sri Lankan families plead for the lives of relatives amid riots in Mahara Prison, Colombo, in November 2020. Eight inmates were killed and 40 injured when prison and police officials opened fire at rioters Police Scotland has renewed a contract to train forces in Sri Lanka despite escalating international concern over its authorities’ use of viol...

COVID-19 Update: 1,300 new cases of COVID-19 reported for Jan. 1 | It was a significant error in judgment: Kenney not sanctioning Alberta politicians, staff who travelled abroad © Chris Schwarz/Government of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney in Edmonton on Dec. 7, 2020. With news on COVID-19 happening rapidly, we’ve created this page to bring you our latest stories and information on the outbreak in and around Calgary. What’s happening now The province is estimating 1,300 cases of COVID-19 ...

Belarus budget deficit at Br0.6bn in January-November 2020 MINSK, 31 December (BelTA) – The deficit of the central state budget of Belarus amounted to Br0.6 billion in January-November 2020, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Finance Ministry. The revenues totaled Br21.5billion, or 84% of the revised annual target. Proceeds from value added tax came at Br11.7 billion (94.2% of the target), income tax – Br2.3 billion (60.1%), excise duties – Br2.8 billion (86.4%). Revenues from foreign trad...