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13 Jan 2024 - 52 - 3759
Non-doctor employees are gearing up for an island-wide strike on Tuesday, January 16, as declared by the trade unions representing the health sector.
11 Jan 2024 - 83 - 11802
A joy ride for the ruling party parliamentarians had been provided by Sri Lanka Ports Authority in two dredging vessels on Tuesday January 9 at the expense of the taxpayers.
10 Jan 2024 - 35 - 3951
The United States has echoed the concerns raised by the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) regarding alleged human rights abuses during the recent ’Yukthiya’ Operation conducted by the Sri Lanka Police and the Ministry of Public Security.
10 Jan 2024 - 7 - 2624
Observing a significant increase in leprosy cases, a total of 1,550 leprosy cases were logged in 2023 with 173 cases being reported among school children.
09 Jan 2024 - 10 - 5966
An emergency disaster situation has been declared at the Yala National Park following the inundation of entrance points due to the spilling of minor tanks, an official said.
09 Jan 2024 - 28 - 6322
SJB MP Chaminda Wijesiri announced his decision to resign from Parliament a short while ago.
09 Jan 2024 - 22 - 1152
The Attorney General has informed Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena that Members of Parliament can be suspended for a maximum of three months if they are found guilty of any offence.
08 Jan 2024 - 46 - 7187
On January 3, a WhatsApp message written by one Gerald De Saram revealed another incident of alleged police brutality on two teens. The incident had occurred when two youths, a boy and a girl were.....
06 Jan 2024 - 21 - 2831
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) would evaluate Sri Lanka’s economic progress next week, with a team of officials expected to arrive in the country, the Finance Ministry said.
05 Jan 2024 - 32 - 3339
The Lawyers’ Collective, a prominent legal advocacy group in Sri Lanka has urged the Attorney General to immediately prosecute three police officers including Acting IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon for committing the offence of torture in view of the recently delivered Supreme Court judgment.
05 Jan 2024 - 40 - 3153
The Sri Lanka Navy is currently conducting a feasibility study regarding the deployment of a ship in the Red Sea, contributing to the security of the region against Houthi activities, the Sri Lanka Navy said.
02 Jan 2024 - 53 - 13862
With effect from 1 January, persons who have not obtained a Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) will be subjected to a penalty not exceeding Rs. 50,000, the Department of Inland Revenue cautioned.
31 Dec 2023 - 12 - 1717
Approximately 600 complaints are lodged annually, involving health staff, including doctors, Health Minister Ramesh Pathirana revealed.
31 Dec 2023 - 30 - 19815
A Sri Lankan-origin pioneer of location-tracking technology has been appointed OBE in the King’s New Year Honours.
30 Dec 2023 - 85 - 3985
Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe said yesterday any government could renegotiate the programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) but it would be required to follow the path chosen currently to get international support.
29 Dec 2023 - 10 - 2211
While assuring that there is no outbreak of COVID or any other infectious diseases in Colombo city at the moment, an official from Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) said residents of the city should take precautions to prevent any outbreak.
28 Dec 2023 - 82 - 13778
Counsel appearing for the first suspect, owner of the company Isolez Biotech Pharma AG (Pvt) Ltd, involved in the substandard human immunoglobulin deal, told the court that he followed the instructions of the then Health Minister saying that ’’The Minister asked me to do, I did it’’.
26 Dec 2023 - 7 - 2121
The Ministry of Health asserted that the risk of the JN-1 sub-variant spreading in Sri Lanka is currently deemed very low.
25 Dec 2023 - 14 - 3183
The Road Development Authority (RDA) has recorded more than a 40 percent revenue increase from the users of the expressways since last Friday (22), RDA Director General L.V.S. Weerakoon said.
24 Dec 2023 - 46 - 9154
SriLankan Airlines today extended apologies to customers affected by recent travel disruptions involving a series of cancellations and delays.
23 Dec 2023 - 28 - 2547
Prisons across the country are facing a serious problem of too many people crammed into limited space. The situation has gotten worse due to increased police operations, with over 10,000 suspects nabbed in a recent crackdown on drugs and underworld activities.
22 Dec 2023 - 18 - 1835
The Government has announced that payment of bonuses to the staff of state institutions should be made for the year 2023 only if the particular institution has earned profits during the financial year 2022 and has paid at least 30% of the profit after tax as dividends to the Consolidated Fund.
22 Dec 2023 - 14 - 4495
With the uptick of cases of influenza-like illnesses in Sri Lanka, medical experts reckon that JN.1 — an Omicron sub-lineage may be seen in the community.
21 Dec 2023 - 14 - 8352
The Inland Revenue Department has issued the list of goods and services that would be exempted from the Value Added Tax (VAT) with effect from January 1, 2024.
19 Dec 2023 - 14 - 2633
Amid geopolitical strain, Sri Lanka has decided to have a one-year moratorium in allowing foreign vessels in conducting research in the country’s territorial waters, a minister said.
18 Dec 2023 - 28 - 8279
Former Health Ministry Secretary Janaka Sri Chandragupta was arrested by the CID a short while ago.
16 Dec 2023 - 36 - 3733
Public Security Minister Tiran Alles said that a special operation targeting drug-related activities and the underworld is set to commence tomorrow.
16 Dec 2023 - 19 - 2972
The failure to complete the construction of the power transmission line linking Kotmale, Polpitiya, Padukka and Athurugiriya resulted in the inability to avoid an all island blackout, a top engineer said.
13 Dec 2023 - 24 - 13399
The circulating image on social media, featuring Chief of Defence Staff General Shavendra Silva and his spouse aboard a special jet, has been clarified.
12 Dec 2023 - 26 - 3522
Sports Minister Harin Fernando today rescinded the gazette issued by former minister Roshan Ranasinghe that appointed an interim committee, headed by Arjuna Ranatunga, and attempted to dissolve the incumbent administration of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC).
27 Mar 2024