The National STD'AIDS Control Programme (NSACP) of the Ministry of Health says that HIV infections among the country s youth has increased owing to factors such as the use of mobile phones and modern technology to find partners, as well as the lack of proper sex education. MORE..
28 Nov 2024 (1:21 PM)
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed new Secretaries to two key ministries, according to the President s Media Division (PMD). MORE..
27 Nov 2024 (11:29 PM)
Moody s has placed Sri Lanka s Ca long-term foreign currency rating on review for an upgrade, the credit ratings agency said on Wednesday, following the government s bond-exchange offer that aims to complete the restructuring of international bonds. MORE..
28 Nov 2024 (12:51 PM)
Adverse weather conditions have severely impacted 20 districts across the island, with total of 80,642 families in 166 Divisional Secretariat divisions currently affected, according to the Disaster Management Center (DMC). MORE..
28 Nov 2024 (10:26 AM)
Lebanon s Hezbollah on Wednesday vowed to continue its resistance and support Palestinians, including fighters, a day after a ceasefire deal, between the group and Israel was announced. MORE..
28 Nov 2024 (10:43 AM)
The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has extended the Level 3 (Red) Landslide Early Warning issued to several divisional secretariat divisions (DSDs) in Kandy, Matale and Nuwara-Eliya districts urging the residents of these areas to evacuate to safer locations. MORE..
27 Nov 2024 (8:00 PM)