The Public Health Inspectors Union has reassured the public that there is no need for undue concern regarding imported coconut oil. MORE..
5 Oct 2024 (8:00 PM)
At least four hospitals in Lebanon announced on Friday that they were suspending work because of Israeli strikes, while a Hezbollah-affiliated health organisation said that 11 paramedics had been killed in the past 24 hours. MORE..
5 Oct 2024 (6:35 PM)
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has reiterated that Sri Lankan territory would never allowed to be used in a manner inimical to India s security interests. Dissanayake highlighted this, during a discussion held in Colombo with India s External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr. S. Jaishankar who visited Sri Lanka on Friday (04). MORE..
5 Oct 2024 (3:44 PM)
The Ministry of Finance says the special import tax on potatoes has been increased by Rs. 10 per kilogram. MORE..
6 Oct 2024 (11:42 AM)
The Meteorology Department says the atmospheric conditions are getting favorable for afternoon thundershowers in most parts of the island from today (06). MORE..
6 Oct 2024 (9:13 AM)
The Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Dhammika Priyantha has been appointed as the new Director of the State Intelligence Service (SIS). MORE..
5 Oct 2024 (4:30 PM)