Following a series of public complaints received the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) is to start probing several leading private hospitals in Colombo for billing its patients with exorbitant rates for common drugs, w

Whilst condemning the burning of the holy Quran in Sweden, President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday urged Western nations to refrain from inciting unrest in the guise of freedom of expression.

Executive Director of the People’s Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) Rohana Hettiarachchi yesterday filed a Special Determination petition in Supreme Court challenging the private member’s bills prese

While ordering to release Ven. Rajangane Saddharathana Thera on bail for allegedly making statements that harm religious co-existence in the country, the Colombo Fort Magistrate yesterday imposed a

Claiming that those whose negligence caused the Easter Sunday attacks in 2019 had shown no remorse by compensating them as ordered by court, several family members of the victims of the attacks who spoke to the Daily Mirror made a fresh call for just

Despite Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella claiming on May 31 that there was a shortage of only 111 drugs as of May 30 and this shortage was further coming down, a senior Health official on Tuesday revealed that a total of 270 drugs are in shortage

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Sagara Kariyawasam said yesterday that there is no rationale behind the move by the opposition to boycott the sessions of the parliamentary select committee to probe reasons for financial bankruptcy of the countr

Executive Director of the People’s Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) Rohana Hettiarachchi yesterday filed a Special Determination petition in Supreme Court challenging the private member’s bills presented by SLPP MP Jayantha Ketagoda.

Following a series of public complaints received the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) is to start probing several leading private hospitals in Colombo for billing its patients with exorbitant rates for common drugs, which has maximum re

Whilst condemning the burning of the holy Quran in Sweden, President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday urged Western nations to refrain from inciting unrest in the guise of freedom of expression.

While ordering to release Ven. Rajangane Saddharathana Thera on bail for allegedly making statements that harm religious co-existence in the country, the Colombo Fort Magistrate yesterday imposed a bail condition preventing the suspect thera from mak

While condemning the statement made by Cabinet spokesman Bandula Gunawardena, the Centre for Environmental Justice (CEJ) today said no minister or Cabinet has the authority to override the law.

The Attorney General in a letter addressed to Secretary General of Parliament had informed her that the proposed private member’s Bill which seeks to re convene dissolved local government bodies is of the opinion that clause 2 of the legislation in

In a bid to appease some senior MPs of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) who insist on Cabinet portfolios, the government has proposed to set up a separate body called ‘high post committee’ comprising them and assign responsibilities to them alo

There are 15 ‘Sri Lanka Legume’ trees over 40 years old and 25 trees that are 12 and 15 feet in extent

Five businessmen nabbed with 8.6Kgs of gold dust worth over Rs.160 million

Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa is to appoint a committee to look into how Sri Lanka went into bankruptcy and has even planned to gather information from foreign institutions, a Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP said yesterday. SJB M

President to visit New Delhi for bilateral discussions on July 20 and 21

Patients forced to go to private hospitals

The Children and Women’s Bureau of Marawila Police have launched an investigation to arrest a Parish Priest of a Church in Marawila who is said to have sexually abused a 15-year-old school student from time to time for almost a year. The priest

The Health Ministry has initiated a comprehensive investigation into the seven deaths allegedly caused due to fungal infection at the Kandy Hospital, Director General of Health Services Dr. Asela Gunawardena said.

The measles infections in the country show an increase among those who had not received their immunization vaccines, Consultant Paediatrician at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children. Dr. Deepal Perera said.

Reckless driving of buses continues to claim the lives of innocent passengers and such recklessness had led to the tragedy of the loss of lives of at least 13 persons in accidents in Manampitiya and Ambanpola areas within a few hours,investigation

A local journalist yesterday called on the Government of Sri Lanka to withdraw charges against civil activists charged under

Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, along with his wife Ioma Rajapaksa, was seen with UNP Chairman Vajira Abeywardena at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) on the night of July 9, ironically the day which marked the first anniversary of

Says theft and corruption are rampant

Former Chairman and former members to appear in Court on September 11

The absence of an advanced laboratory to test the quality of pharmaceuticals has resulted in an influx of drugs of inferior quality i

The Supreme Court yesterday directed the Attorney General to submit a progress report regarding the payment of compensation to the fishermen who were severely affected by the X-Press Pearl disaster. The Su