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'REBUILDING SRI LANKA' PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE MEETS

Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 9 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: * Accelerate Programme to Construct Houses Damaged by Disaster - PM Dr. Harini Amarasuriya... Read More


RANAVIRU SEVA AUTHORITY FACILITATES ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR DONATION FOR WAR VETERANS

Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 9 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release: Marking a significant milestone in the history of war hero welfare, a special programme to ... Read More


Busia faces health scare after sewage flows from Kenya customs area

Uganda, April 9 -- A sewage spill from Kenya has contaminated several water sources in Busia, exposing hundreds of residents to the risk of waterborne diseases. The pollution originates from a poorly... Read More


Couple, officials fault Kayunga hospital over missing newborn

Uganda, April 9 -- A couple and authorities in Kayunga District have put Kayunga Regional Referral Hospital under scrutiny following the mysterious disappearance of a newborn baby girl from the facili... Read More


Uganda eyes new system to measure, reduce livestock emissions

Uganda, April 9 -- Livestock farming, long regarded as a backbone of Uganda's rural economy, is facing renewed scrutiny as scientists and farmers push for urgent measures to cut greenhouse gas emissio... Read More


Cost-recovery electricity and fuel key to IMF approval

Sri Lanka, April 9 -- Sri Lanka could access around $700 million in fresh financing from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after the fund's Executive Board approves the 5th and 6th reviews of its ... Read More


Sri Lanka to receive USD 700 Mn IMF tranche by mid-May or early June

Sri Lanka, April 9 -- Sri Lanka is expected to receive the combined fifth and sixth tranches of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, totaling around USD 700 million, by mid-May or early Ju... Read More


Iran's president warns their hands 'remain on the trigger' and accuses Israel of ceasefire violation

Sri Lanka, April 9 -- The Iranian president says Israeli attacks on Lebanon "blatantly violates" the ceasefire agreement. "Such actions signal deception and non-compliance, rendering negotiations mea... Read More


Over 3,000 people killed in Iran since start of war

Sri Lanka, April 9 -- Iranian media, citing the country's Forensic Medicine Organisation chief Abbas Masjedi Arani, is reporting that more than 3,000 people have been killed in Iran since the conflict... Read More


Dr. Farooq felicitates Chowdry Mohammed Ramzan on assuming office as Party's Additional General Secretary

Srinagar, April 9 -- The Jammu & Kashmir National Conference President Dr. Farooq Abdullah Thursday led senior party functionaries in felicitating and warmly welcoming Additional General Secretary & R... Read More