#Sri Lanka
Stress, medication disruption increase cardiac risk for cyclone survivors
Cardiologist Dr. Gotabhaya Ranasinghe has warned that the risk of heart attacks and other cardiovascular emergencies can increase by around 40% following sudden...
Indian reports reveal Sri Lanka was alerted to Cyclone Ditwah weeks before impact
Sri Lanka received early warnings about Cyclone Ditwah from the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) as early as November 13, Indian media reports have...
TNA calls for independent probe into custodial death
Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP Shanakiyan Rasamanickam has demanded an independent investigation into the death of 23-year-old Sivanesharasha Rinoshan, who died while in...
Disaster relief at risk as Grama Niladhari Officers protest political interference
The Grama Niladhari Officers’ Alliance has warned it may take trade union action if officers continue to face political interference while carrying out...
Floods and landslides claim dozens of students and teachers in Central Province
At least 45 school students and teachers have died in Sri Lanka’s Central Province following severe floods and landslides, education officials said. Central...
Where would “Cyclone Ditwah” leave children?
By Kusal Perera “Women and Child Affairs Minister Saroja Savithri Paulraj yesterday said 275,000 children have been displaced by the landslides and floods...
Namal urges PM to reconvene Parliament
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa has urged Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya to immediately reconvene Parliament to address the ongoing...
CC rejects President’s third successive nominee for Auditor General
The Constitutional Council has rejected a third nominee proposed by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake for the post of Acting Auditor General, deepening an...
