Sri Lanka
Puttalam residents block roads demanding delayed relief payments
Hundreds of residents from more than 1,000 families staged a protest in Sri Lanka’s Puttalam Divisional Secretariat Division on Friday. They have accused...
93 types of drugs fail quality assurance checks
Sri Lanka’s Health Ministry said 93 types of medicines used in government hospitals have failed quality assurance tests so far this year, prompting...
BASL says Kaduwela mayor overstepped authority at municipal inquiry
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has criticised Kaduwela Mayor Ranjan Jayalal Perera after reports that he obstructed a lawyer during a...
National Hospital’s Deputy Director Dr. Bellana suspended from duties
Measures have been taken to suspend the official duties of Dr. Rukshan Bellana, who served as the Deputy Director of the Colombo National...
President will have to face court cases over his irresponsible conduct, says Uvindu Kurukulasuriya
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will definitely have to face a number of court cases personally over his irresponsible conduct, especially with regard to...
Sri Lanka’s agriculture sector ravaged by severe floods – FAO
Recent flooding has devastated Sri Lanka’s agricultural sector, destroying more than 100,000 hectares of rice paddies and thousands of hectares of vegetables and...
Relief efforts under strain amid severe congestion at Colombo Port
Severe congestion at the Port of Colombo has raised concern over possible delays to humanitarian assistance arriving after Cyclone Ditwah, with trade representatives...
Govt’s recovery plan not grounded in reality, Marikkar tells Parliament
An opposition lawmaker criticized the Sri Lankan government’s proposed Rs. 500 billion supplementary budget for post-Ditwah disaster recovery, calling the estimate unrealistic and...
