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Audit flags wasteful ticket printing at National Museums

Sri Lanka, Oct. 22 -- The Department of National Museums has been criticized in a recent audit for printing tickets in bulk without considering actual demand, resulting in uneconomical spending. The ... Read More


Unqualified staff dispensing antibiotics at private pharmacies raises concerns

Sri Lanka, Oct. 22 -- The Society of Government Pharmacists has raised serious concerns over unqualified individuals dispensing medicines, including antibiotics, at private pharmacies across the count... Read More


First endoscopic eustachian tube surgery performed in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, Oct. 22 -- A special surgery, the endoscopic Eustachian tube surgery, was performed for the first time in Sri Lanka yesterday at Negombo General Hospital by a medical team led by ENT Surgeo... Read More


Update: Weligama SJB Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman dies after gun attack

Sri Lanka, Oct. 22 -- The Chairman of the Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha, Lasantha Wickramasekera, also known as 'Midigama Lasa,' has died following a gun attack. The Chairman was shot while seated in his... Read More


Drug samples from 1981 ordered to be destroyed - JSC

Sri Lanka, Oct. 22 -- The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has instructed all magistrates to take immediate steps to remove drug samples weighing less than one kilogramme that have been stored at the... Read More


Manusha appears before Illegal Assets Investigation division

Sri Lanka, Oct. 22 -- Former Minister Manusha Nanayakkara appeared before the Illegal Assets Investigation Division a short while ago in connection with an ongoing probe. Police sources said Nanayakk... Read More


10-hour water cut in Colombo and suburbs tomorrow

Sri Lanka, Oct. 22 -- The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) has announced a 10-hour water cut in Colombo and several surrounding areas tomorrow (23), from 10.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m. Accor... Read More


Vehicle crashes into security gate outside White House

Sri Lanka, Oct. 22 -- The Secret Service said the driver was arrested and there was no longer a threat. President Trump was in the White House at the time, the Secret Service said. A person drove a v... Read More


Parliament flares up after killing of Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman

Sri Lanka, Oct. 22 -- Parliament flared up after Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa informed that the Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman, who was shot at today, has succumbed to his injuries. Chief ... Read More


Audit urges fair pricing, stricter rules for private hospitals

Sri Lanka, Oct. 22 -- An audit report has called for an urgent overhaul of Sri Lanka's private healthcare system recommending a fair and affordable charge structure and the grading of all private medi... Read More