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SL – Vietnam signs MoU

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1 year ago

February 22, 2024

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Sri Lanka and Vietnam have signed a MoU over a Agriculture technical exchange programme.

The MoU was signed by visiting Vietnam Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Minh Hoan Le and his Sri Lankan counterpart – Mahinda Amaraweera on the sidelines of the 37th Session of FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific.

Meanwhile, Minister Minh Hoan Le had met with the Sri Lankan Prime Minister – Dinesh Gunawardena at Temple Trees yesterday (20) where they discussed close bilateral ties and ways and means of enhancing cooperation in many spheres, especially on rural development and social empowerment.

Vietnam Minister thanked Sri Lanka for the support extended during the Vietnamese liberation movement. He said Sri Lanka was one of the first countries to recognize Vietnam immediately after its independence and unification.

The Prime Minister congratulated Vietnam for the success of rapid economic development after gaining independence after a valiant freedom struggle. He praised the innovative methods adopted by Vietnam to successfully attract foreign investments and requested to share its experience with Sri Lanka for modernization of agriculture.

Minister Minh Hoan Le acceded to the Prime Minister’s request and added that Vietnam considers Sri Lanka as a special friend and his country cold share expertise in digital agriculture and smart agriculture.

He said both countries with rich background of Buddhism and socialism have a similar approach to people-oriented development. Hence both countries emphasize on rural upliftment trough agriculture development, he said.

The high-level Vietnam delegation included Ambassador Ho Thi Thanh Truc, Director Generals, Nguyen Do Anh Tuan, Le Trung Quan, Nguyen Nhu Cuong, Huynh Tan Dat and Le Duc Thinh.

Minister Douglas Devananda, State Minister Anupa Pasqual, MP Yadamini Gunawardena, Secretary to the Prime Minister, Anura Dissanayake, Chairman of national Science Foundation Prof Ranjith Senarathne and Director General of Foreign Ministry, Shashikala Premawardane also took part in the discussion.

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Post-mortem mandatory for deaths of children under 05

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56 seconds ago

April 29, 2025

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The Justice and National Integration Ministry has informed coroners that the bodies of all children under the age of five who die must undergo a mandatory post-mortem examination.

The Justice Ministry has issued a circular to coroners in this regard, stating that this is an essential part of the analysis of child deaths in Sri Lanka.

This step has been taken to identify common causes of mortality rates in children under five years of age and to take precautionary measures to prevent such deaths.

These post-mortem findings are to be used to study and analyse the causes behind these deaths, with the aim of reducing the mortality rate of children under the age of five.

Currently, post-mortem examinations are only conducted in cases of suspicious circumstances or accidents involving the death of a child.

The circular states that post-mortem examinations are required for all children under the age of five under the new law, even in cases where medical professionals have determined the cause of death is due to natural causes.

(dailynews.lk)

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Heavy rainfall expected today

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7 minutes ago

April 29, 2025

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The Department of Meteorology says that the Intertropical Convergence Zone, where winds from the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere converge, affects the island’s weather.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at most places of the island during the afternoon or night today (April 29)

Showers may occur in Southern and Western provinces and Puttalam, Mannar and Jaffna districts in the morning too.

Heavy rainfall of about 100 mm is likely at some places in Central, Uva, Eastern and North-central provinces and in Vavuniya and Mullaittivu districts.

The general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.

Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Central and Uva provinces during the morning.