A cabinet memorandum has been submitted to purchase 50 Toyota Hiace ambulances and 52 Hino water bowsers for essential fieldwork. Meanwhile, a cabinet … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2021
Channa lies to Parliament. No drugs to treat Pneumonia…
It has been confirmed that tocilizumab, used to treat patients with Covid pneumonia, in intensive care units.is not available in hospitals.However, when … [Read more...]
Trade unions preparing to shut down country from Monday
The trade union representatives say that from next Monday, all government and private trade unions will work together to close the country if the government … [Read more...]
Fuel shortage imminent
Petroleum and Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila has warned that there is a serious situation regarding the importation of fuel into the country.The warning was … [Read more...]
13 clauses in Black Money Laundering Act inapt
The Supreme Court has informed the Speaker that Article 17 of the Finance Bill introduced by the government on July 09 is completely unconstitutional, and 13 … [Read more...]
Issue order to prevent calling employees to work for 14 days – DOSA
In an open letter to the President, the General Secretary of Development Officer Service Association Chandana Sooriyarachchi states the spread of covid-19 among … [Read more...]
A landmark verdict from India’s Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India has ruled that political parties should publish details of criminal proceedings, if there are any, against their candidates before … [Read more...]
Do not come to Colombo, it is very dangerous – says the Mayor
Colombo Mayor Rosy Senanayake says that the spread of corona in the city of Colombo has become very dangerous.In a media statement, the Mayor appealed to the … [Read more...]
Many cities have been voluntarily closed down
Many major cities across the country have been closed voluntarily, and trades’ associations are reportedly in talks to close more cities.Currently, Kekirawa, … [Read more...]
A cabinet memorandum to deceive judiciary
The Minister of Lands H.M. Chandrasena has presented a cabinet memorandum to hand over 500-acre government land to a private company in defiance of an eviction … [Read more...]
Cabinet reshuffled – Dinesh gets bone to pick
The President has made several cabinet reshuffles, including the removal of Prof. GL Peiris from the post of Minister of Education and appointing Dinesh … [Read more...]
Cabinet memorandum to increase rice prices
Trade Minister Bandula Gunawardena has submitted a cabinet memorandum on the 10th to seek cabinet approval to increase rice prices.According to the memorandum, … [Read more...]
Taliban takes over Afghanistan
President Ashraf Ghani’s flight from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s entry into Kabul effectively sealed the insurgents’ control of the country. A group of … [Read more...]
1300 killed in Haiti earthquake
A devastating 7.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Haiti Saturday (14th) morning killing nearly 1,300 people and thousands more injured.The earthquake completely … [Read more...]
Human lives should be saved more than the economy – scholars
Experts have focused on the country's economy and the government's failure to focus on the human lives lost in the covid epidemic. Several economists and … [Read more...]
No citizen should die due to foolish decisions of the President
The JVP has strongly criticized the government led by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa regarding its failure to control the covid epidemic, emphasizing that "no … [Read more...]
CID goes to find doctor who said “patients die like flies”
A team of CID officers who visited a doctor at the Avissawella Hospital who had posted a sensitive comment on his Facebook account regarding the problems faced … [Read more...]
‘Go into self-imposed lockdown from Monday’ PHIs tell people
The Public Health Inspectors Union has requested people to go into self-imposed lockdown from Monday to contain further spread of COVID-19.Upul Rohana, the head … [Read more...]
Deliberately allowing people to die while deaths can be prevented should be considered murders say health professionals
According to medical experts, the Delta variant is taking the lives of at least six Sri Lankans every hour. There are fears among medical specialists that it … [Read more...]
Surshani not at decision making meeting
It is reported that Minister of State for Anti - Corona Dr Sudarshani Prananadupulle did not attend the meeting convened by President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa to … [Read more...]