Fitch upgrades HNB Assurance, HNB General Insurance to IFS ‘A+(lka)’
Fitch Ratings - Colombo/Sydney - 03 Jun 2021: Fitch Ratings has upgraded the National Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) Ratings of Sri Lanka-based life insurer,...
BBC- Princess Diana’s wedding dress going on display at Kensington Palace
BBC News-The dress that Diana, Princess of Wales, wore on her wedding day 40 years ago is going on display at her former Kensington...
Ports and Shipping Minister, SLPA Chairman inspecting MV X-Press Pearl
The MV X-Press Pearl, which caught fire near the Port of Colombo, is reported sinking at present. Although several agencies and institutions, including 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...
Seylan Bank gifts fully equipped ICU to Colombo East Base Hospital
The decision to build an Intensive Care Unit with a special infection control technology system at the Colombo East Base Hospital was taken very...
AG urged to set up new mechanism to monitor HR violations
The newly appointed Attorney General Sanjay Rajaratnam, PC, assumes duties at a critical time with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN-HCHR)...
Salt production will not be affected due to ship mishap, states CSC Chairman
Ceylon Salt Company (CSC) Hambantota Chairman, Nishantha Sadabarana said any chemicals floating in seawater after the MV, X-Press Pearl mishap will not affect the...
Menstrual Hygiene: It’s all about awareness, accessibility & testing
In Sri Lanka, menstruation has more often than not been a topic spoken in hushed tones, behind closed doors and continues to be one...
WHO announces simple, easy-to-say labels for SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Interest and Concern
31 May 2021, Geneva: WHO has assigned simple, easy to say and remember labels for key variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19,...
Dr. Abeykoon wins South-East Asia Region WHO World No Tobacco Day 2021 award
In recognition of his extraordinary contribution to combatting harmful tobacco use, Dr. Palitha Abeykoon, Former Chairman of National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol in...
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Newly Appointed US Defence Attaché Meets Defence Secretary
Newly appointed Defence Attaché at the Embassy of the United States of America in Colombo, Lieutenant Colonel Matthew House, paid a courtesy...
Committee of Inquiry on IGP Deshabandhu Tennakoon
The examination of evidence by both the Respondent and the Prosecution before the Committee of Inquiry concluded.
Bangladesh Tour of Sri Lanka 2025: Match Officials for the ODI Series: Update
Asif Yaqoob, a member of the ICC International Panel of Umpires, has been added to theMatch Official panel for the ODI series...