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Experts seek sustainable maternal care funding

ZANZIBAR, Oct. 8 -- ZANZIBAR needs a sustainable government financing pathway for poor and highrisk pregnant women to ensure they receive timely and quality care throughout pregnancy, delivery and the... Read More


EU, Germany launch 49bn/- blue economy project

DAR ES SALAAM, Oct. 8 -- THE European Union (EU) and Germany have launched a 16.5 million-euro (about 49bn/-) blue economy programme, targeting tourism and aquaculture as key sectors with potential to... Read More


Tanzania calls for competitive blue economy

DAR ES SALAAM, Oct. 8 -- TANZANIA has called on member states of the Nairobi Convention to build a competitive, innovative, inclusive and climate-resilient Western Indian Ocean blue economy grounded i... Read More


Two elderly women found dead in Habaraduwa

Sri Lanka, Oct. 8 -- The police have recovered the bodies of two sisters from the same family, suspected to have been beaten to death, behind a house in the Ginigala area of Habaraduwa. Police stated... Read More


CCIB declared detention place under PTA via Extraordinary Gazette

Sri Lanka, Oct. 8 -- An Extraordinary Gazette notification has been issued declaring the Central Crimes Investigation Bureau (CCIB) as a place of detention under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA).... Read More


University student killed in fatal road collision in Waskaduwa

Sri Lanka, Oct. 8 -- A student from the Faculty of Technology at the University of Kelaniya was killed in a fatal road crash in the Waskaduwa area this morning (08). According to reports, the inciden... Read More


World Sight Day falls today with focus on children's eye care

Sri Lanka, Oct. 8 -- World Sight Day falls today (08), with this year's theme declared as 'Children, love your eyes'. Doctors point out that identifying vision issues early through a simple eye exami... Read More


Man arrested for forging documents to aid suspect in Akuregoda lawyer couple murder case

Sri Lanka, Oct. 8 -- The Western Province South Crimes Division has arrested an individual for aiding and abetting a suspect involved in the shooting and murder of a lawyer and his wife in Akuregoda, ... Read More


NPP MP Chandana Sooriyaarachchi arrested

Sri Lanka, Oct. 8 -- National People's Power (NPP) Member of Parliament Chandana Sooriyaarachchi has been arrested. The arrest was made in connection with an allegation involving a road accident that... Read More


Chief Prelates express deep regret over producing Ven. Gnanasara Thera in lay clothes

Sri Lanka, Oct. 8 -- The Chief Prelates of the tri-sects have sent a special letter to the Commissioner General of Prisons expressing their deep regret over the Prisons Department's decision to dress ... Read More