15,000 Sputnik doses arrive

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4 years ago

2021/08/12

Sahan Weerasooriya

By Chaminda Silva

Another stock of 15,000 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine arrived in the country yesterday (11).

Earlier, there was uncertainty over the vaccines which were scheduled to be delivered to Sri Lanka from Russia.

Deputy Director-General of Health Services Dr. Hemantha Herath had said that research was already going on to decide on the next course of action in the event the required stocks are not received.

According to the Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health, 159,081 people have been given the Sputnik V vaccine as the first dose.

Of that 26,821 jabs were administered in May, 87,974 in June and 44,286 in August.

Only 14,516 jabs of the Sputnik V vaccine had been administered as the second dose so far, Dr. Herath said.

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Ambassador of Indonesia to Sri Lanka calls on PM

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4 hours ago

2025/03/20

Priyan

The Ambassador of Indonesia to Sri LankaDewi Gustina Tobing, met Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya at the Parliament of Sri Lanka to discuss strengthening bilateral relations between the two nations.

The discussions focused on enhancing cooperation in trade, tourism, technology, and education, with both sides reaffirming their commitment to fostering diplomatic and economic ties for mutual benefit.

A key area of focus was expanding tourism exchanges, including religious tourism, which holds significant potential for growth.

The two delegations also explored opportunities in trade, particularly the importation of palm oil and the introduction of organic liquid fertilizers to support Sri Lanka’s agriculture sector.

Collaboration in the IT industry was highlighted as another promising area of partnership, alongside discussions on integrating electric vehicles into Sri Lanka’s public transport system.

The Sri Lankan delegation, led by Additional Secretary to the Prime Minister, Mrs. Sagarika Boghawatta, included officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Indonesian delegation was represented by Deputy Ambassador . Fiki Oktanioand Minister Counsellor Mrs. Lailal K. Yuniarti.

[Prime Minister’s Media Division]

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