(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –The All Share Price Index (ASPI) of the Colombo Stock Exchange reached its all-time high index tally todayclosing the 10th trading day of 2021 on 7922.66 points. The previous highest points figure recorded was 7811.80 points on 14 February 2011. The ASPI gained 188.09 points today recording the eighth highest points gain in CSE’s 35 year history.
"CSE’s ASPI sets new all-time high – among the best performing indices globally"Category: Top Story
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –As part of India’s commitment to maintain high serviceability of weapons equipment provided by Government of India to Sri Lankan Armed Forces, an Indian Air Force (IAF) An-32 aircraft landed at Bandaranaike International Airport on 10 January 2021 with 341 Indra Radar Spares worth LKR 200 million to augment maintenance support for four INDRA Mk-II Air Surveillance Radars, gifted to Sri Lanka Air Force by Government of India in 2011.
"Life extension checks of IGLA missiles and gifting of Indra Mk-II radar spares by India"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the all-India rollout of COVID-19 vaccination drive on 16 January 2021 via video conferencing.
"India leads from the front in the fight against COVID-19 war"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Sri Lanka is to sign another agreement with China, this time to market tea online.
"Sri Lanka to ink another deal with the China"
The Consistent performance in the Stock Market Offers Strong Reasons for investors to be Optimistic
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – The consistent growth in the levels of activity and overall performance of the of the Colombo StockMarket over a period of 9 months and the increased levels of investor participation in the stock market offers strong reasons for investors to be optimistic.
"The Consistent performance in the Stock Market Offers Strong Reasons for investors to be Optimistic"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed Rear Admiral Sumith Ananda Weerasinghe as the Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy.
"Chief of Navy Staff appointed"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –A World Health Organization team is in China currently working with producers of COVID-19 vaccines Sinovac and Sinopharm to assess compliance with international quality manufacturing practices ahead of potential emergency use listing by the WHO, said Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus during a press briefing on Monday.
"WHO team assessing Chinese vaccines for emergency use"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Airports Council International (ACI) has certified Sri Lanka’s Bandaranaike International Airport for adopting health and safety measures in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic in line with the International Airport Health Accreditation program.
"Sri Lanka’s Bandaranaike International Airport accredited by Airports Council International"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – A person who had arrived in Sri Lanka from the United Kingdom (UK) has been confirmed to have contracted the new variant of COVID-19.
"New COVID-variant detected in person visiting Sri Lanka"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – The US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Alaina B. Teplitz, says she was deeply disappointed with the appalling incidents in Washington on 6 January.
"US Envoy to Sri Lanka disappointed with incidents in Washington"