Expert Committee appointed to mitigate road accidents
The Ministry of Public Security has taken steps to appoint a Committee of Experts to look into the increasing trend in road accidents and...
South Korea boosts SL economy with USD 500 million low interest loan
In the wake of China granting a USD 500 million loan, the Government of South Korea had agreed to provide concessional loans from the...
German Embassy hands over consignment of masks to the Ministry of Health
In an effort to combat and control the current surge of COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka, Germany recently handed over a consignment of protective...
Renew and ramp up action to address non-communicable diseases
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) kill 41 million people globally every year, more than a third of them prematurely. The four major NCDs – cardiovascular diseases,...
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...
Nawaloka Hospitals reinstated as PCR testing partner of the Embassy of China in Sri...
Pioneering private healthcare provider Nawaloka Hospitals recently announced that it has been reinstated as the PCR testing partner of the Embassy of the People's...
I was helpless in protecting the elephants – Ishini Wickremesinghe
Sri Devi is a very loving and affectionate elephant .. My favorite in Pinnawela .. I was helpless in protecting her and the other elephants being...
Daily COVID positive case down to less than 980
As per records of the Epidemiology unit total Covid positive cases in Sri Lanka has come down to 983 as at 27th Sep 2021,...
Financial crisis so acute, teachers’ demands cannot be met, states Prof. G. L. Peiris
SLPP Chairman and Foreign Minister, Prof. G. L. Peiris yesterday, October 18, emphasised that the worsening financial crisis experienced by the country was so...
‘Invest Sri Lanka’ restarts in Dubai
The ‘Invest Sri Lanka’ Investor Forum organized by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC), Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), in association with...