Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 19 April 2023 by the Department of Meteorology
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Sabaragamuwa, Western, Central, North-Western, and North-central provinces and in Galle, Matara and Mullaitivu districts during the...
By Rathindra Kuruwita
About 50 fresh medical graduates were leaving the country without even applying for their post-intern positions here, Secretary of the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) Dr. Haritha Aluthge said yesterday.
He said that there was a severe shortage...
Aljazeera reported that Cuba’s National Assembly has ratified another five-year term for incumbent President Miguel Diaz-Canel, in a move expected to result in few changes as the country struggles with an economic crisis and an exodus of citizens.
“We must...
BBC reported that an inquest has ruled that the death of a doctor after his Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 jab was due to “unintended complications of the vaccine”.
Stephen Wright, an NHS psychologist in south-east London, died 10 days after his first...
BBC quoting officials reported that at least 78 people have been killed in a crush at a school in the Yemeni capital Sanaa during a distribution of charity for Ramadan.
Video footage on social media shows chaotic scenes after...
USD 250 Mn X-Press Pearl ‘bribe’:
By Shamindra Ferdinando
Environmentalist Dr. Ajantha Perera has lodged a complaint with the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) regarding an alleged USD 250 Mn payoff meant to undermine Sri Lanka’s efforts...
BBC reported that heavy gunfire and the roar of warplanes have shattered plans for a ceasefire in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, which was due to start at 18:00 (16:00 GMT).
Fighting was reported around the army headquarters by the airport...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 16 April 2023 by the Department of Meteorology
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Sabaragamuwa Province and in Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts. Fairly heavy showers above 50mm are likely at...
By Shamindra Ferdinando
The Foreign Affairs Ministry strongly defended its decision to set up a new diplomatic mission in Bucharest, Romania, on the basis it could help Sri Lanka generate revenue through what the Public Diplomacy Division of the Foreign...
By Shamindra Ferdinando
The Foreign Affairs Ministry strongly defended its decision to set up a new diplomatic mission in Bucharest, Romania, on the basis it could help Sri Lanka generate revenue through what the Public Diplomacy Division of the Foreign...