Majority of infected and COVID deaths are unvaccinated people
In the wake of an increase in COVID-19 cases in the country in recent days, Director General Health Services Dr. Asela Gunawardena said the...
One train service will operate on the northern line from today
The Railways Department has decided to operate one train service from Kankesanthurai to Vavuniya on the Northern line after 72 days from today, July...
SL vaccinates 30 per cent of population with first dose, most with Sinopharm
Sri Lanka has vaccinated 30 per cent of the population against Coronavirus with China’s Sinopharm by July 22 with China’s Sinopharm being used on...
More men than women are victims of drowning in Sri Lanka
More men than women are victims of drowning in Sri Lanka, according to the first World Health Organization (WHO) regional assessments on drowning prevention...
Ride for Ceylon ICU Beds Donation
By M.H.Yakeem
Ride for Ceylon ICU Beds Donation
A Ride for Ceylon presentation party was honoured to deliver a donation of ICU beds to the Hon...
Nearly two thirds of global drowning deaths occur in Asia Pacific
Manila/ New Delhi/ 22 July, 2021: In 2019, over 144 000 people drowned in the Asia Pacific region, accounting for 61% of global drowning...
KAMAL CHUNCHIE: A WORLD WAR I VETERAN FROM CEYLON AND A METHODIST MINISTER WHO...
Compiled by Gp Capt Kumar Kirinde, SLAF (Retd)
Kamal Chunchie (1886 - 1953) was the eldest of nine children born in Ceylon to parents of Malay...
දෙහිවල දුම්රිය බෝම්බයට අවුරුදු 25 යි.
1996 ජුලි 24 දින සවස 5.30 ට අංක 764 දරණ මන්දගාමී කාර්යාල දුම්රිය කොළඹ කොටුවේ සිට අලුත්ගම බලා ධාවනය වූයේ විශාල මගන් සංඛ්යාවක්ද සමගය. එදින වැටුප් ගෙවූ දිනයක්...
HNB ‘Oba Venuwen Api’ initiative donates ultrasound scanner to IDH
In an effort to enhance facilities for COVID-19 patients at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH), Sri Lanka’s leading private sector bank,...
Health Ministry contradicts SLMA claims, says SL on end of third wave
Responding to claims made by Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA) that the country is on the verge of facing a fourth wave, the Health...