Significant drop in influenza patients – Dr. Anil Dissanayake
Epidemiology Unit Director Dr. Anil Dissanayake said the number of patients with suspected or confirmed influenza have decreased significantly. “The number of patients have...
Flood affected people at 200 Centers return to their homes
Water levels in all major rivers had decreased and flood victims in over 200 welfare centres had returned to their homes, as of Friday,...
Sri Lanka joins the world’s largest maritime exercise for the first...
Twenty-six nations including Sri Lanka, will participate at the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), the world's largest international maritime exercise, scheduled between June...
No health risk in consuming canned fish
In the wake of the canned fish fiasco, where 74 containers of canned fish were rejected due to the presence of repugnant substances, concerns...
Two-day postal strike from Sunday midnight
The Union of Post and Telecommunication Officers today said it would launch a two-day token strike from midnight on Sunday, June 3 demanding the...
Expedited development programme within next 18 months – Prime Minister
An expedited development programme will be carried out at village-level in the remaining 18 months of the Government’s term, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said.
Addressing...
New Colombo city map redrawn and launched
urvey General of Sri Lanka P.M.P. Udayakantha presented the new map of Sri Lanka's capital city of Colombo to the Minister of Lands and...
Prime Minister appoints Committee to look into LCLTGP
After many deliberations over the much fraught Long Term Generation Plan of the Ceylon Electricity Board, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed a Committee...
Ambassador Athauda presents credentials to Monaco
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to France with concurrent accreditation to the Principality of Monaco Buddhi K. Athauda presented credentials to Prince Albert II of...
ERD signs 52 foreign agreements worth USD 5 Billion in the...
The Department of External Resources (ERD) has facilitated to enter into 52 foreign financing agreements worth USD 5,022.1 million in 2017 with development partners...
