A similar disease to Dengue, named Chikungunya, is now spreading in Colombo and some of the suburban areas these days. According to virologists and epidemiologists, there is no specific vaccine or ...

The Ministry of Health reports that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for 83% of total deaths in Sri Lanka, with high blood pressure being a major concern among the elderly. According to data, ...

Lanka Sathosa will offer discounted essential food item packs to 800,000 families who are currently on the “Aswesuma” welfare benefit scheme waiting list during the upcoming Sinhala and Tamil New Year ...

Runners-up of the League Tournament, Havelock Sports Club, will face a fierce challenge from Army Sports Club when they clash in the quarter-final of the Mastercard Clifford Cup Knockout Rugby ...

Leg-spinner Mevindu Kumarasiri excelled with figures of 5 for 28 as Moratu MV struggled to 87 in their first innings. Sri Sumangala College were 51 for 3 wickets at the close of play on Day 1 of the ...

A fighting unbeaten knock of 105 by skipper and number three batsman Chandupa Abeysinghe helped Maliyadeva College Kurunegala reached 221/6 at close of play on the opening day of their 41 st ‘Battle ...

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Central and Uva provinces and in Kurunegala district after 2.00 p.m. Fairly heavy showers above 50 mm can be ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has acknowledged the progress in Sri Lanka’s economic recovery, but cautioned that the economy remains vulnerable. The IMF emphasized the importance of ...

Gender inequality is a societal issue that requires transformative changes in attitudes and behavior, not just a women’s issue, emphasized Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya. Speaking at the ...

A delegation from the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement including representatives from the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS), International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the ...

It was revealed in the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) that a private company named ‘Savorite’ was issued Waiver of Registration (WoR) certificates to import 38 types of medicines in 2022 ...

Sri Lanka has completed debt restructure, honoured the IMF program and turned around economically seeing over 5% growth after 2 years of contraction. The country rating have got upgraded to CCC and is ...