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Viral influenza spreading among children - Paediatrician

Sri Lanka, April 20 -- Health authorities say that there is an increasing trend of diarrhoea cases among children after the New Year period and the viral flu and influenza are also rapidly spreading a... Read More


Significant increase in heart attack deaths, admissions - Physician

Sri Lanka, April 19 -- Consultant Community Physician of the Health Ministry's Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) division Dr. Sherine Balasingham yesterday said that there is a significant increase in ... Read More


ADB donates Rs. 220 Mn CT scanner to National Hospital

Sri Lanka, April 19 -- The newly installed state-of-the-art 128-Slice CT scanner in the Neurosurgery Department at the Colombo National Hospital started functioning recently in the presence of Health ... Read More


Approval to recruit 2,500 English medium teachers

Sri Lanka, April 10 -- Cabinet approval was granted to recruit 2,500 English teachers under the 'English for All' programme, Cabinet Spokesman and Mass Media Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardhana said. A... Read More


Cabinet approves increase in deposit for election candidates

Sri Lanka, April 10 -- Cabinet approval has been granted to increase the security deposit that should be placed by a candidate contesting for the Presidential, Parliamentary or Provincial Council Elec... Read More


Medical degree at KDU for fee paying students

Sri Lanka, April 10 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has granted consent to the proposal by President Ranil Wickremesinghe to provide admission for local students for the medical degree programme at the Ge... Read More


Trade Ministry to publish market prices of essentials weekly

Sri Lanka, April 10 -- The Consumer Affairs Authority under the Trade, Commerce and Food Security Ministry has initiated to implement a programme to publish the prices after studying estimated market ... Read More


Cracks on Jethawanaramaya Stupa under control and closely monitored - Minister

Sri Lanka, April 5 -- Buddhasasana Religious and Cultural Affairs Minister Vidura Wickremanayake yesterday said that both long-term and short-term measures have already been taken to prevent further c... Read More


State Vesak Festival from May 21 in Matale

Sri Lanka, April 3 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has granted its consent to the proposal forwarded by Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs Minister Ratnasiri Wickremenayake to conduct the State... Read More


Ehelepola Walawwa vested with Sri Dalada Maligawa

Sri Lanka, April 3 -- Cabinet of Ministers on Monday granted approval for a proposal to handover the historic Ehelepola Walawwa-the ancestral home of Ehelepola Disawe and the grounds to the Sri Dalada... Read More