By Easwaran Rutnam While taking measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus and detect mutated versions of the virus in Sri Lanka, the authorities are monitoring other viruses spreading in region, including the Nipah virus. Deputy Director-General of Public Health Services, Dr. Hemantha Herath told Daily Mirror that there have been reports of the Nipah […]
The post Sri Lanka keeping a close eye on Nipah virus first appeared on Colombo Gazette.“When I was young, a girl who got her first period was scared and frightened,” Burkinabe grandmother Marie, 73, tells her daughter, Aminata, and teenage granddaughter, Nassiratou, 18 – who calls her grandma “Yaaba”. The three women sit together beneath a tree in their village in west-central Burkina Faso, engaged in forming balls of seeds […]
The Ministry of Education has requested the university non-academic staff trade unions to withdraw from their ongoing strike action.
Union Bank commenced the launch of digital zones providing 24/7 Smart Banking services from its Head Office in April 2024. This was followed by the opening of several new digital zones in other area including Pettah, Rajagiriya, Kandy, Gampaha, Negombo and Kurunegala, offering customers seamless transactions including cash deposits, cash withdrawals, cardless deposits, fund transfers […]
The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), which commands a majority in Parliament, has opposed a proposal to postpone the Presidential and Parliament elections. SLPP National Organiser and MP Namal Rajapaksa said that postponing elections is not healthy for any democracy. “Postponing elections is not healthy for any democracy. Extending the terms of the President and […]
A key member of businessman Dilith Jayaweera’s Mawbima Janatha Party, Dr. Sarath Amunugama, has resigned from the party. According to News First, Dr. Sarath Amunugama has informed Jayaweera about his decision to step down. However, the exact reason for his resignation is not known. On Monday, Jayaweera, MPs Wimal Weerawansa and Udaya Gamanpilla and a few […]
The Supreme Court today (28) concluded the hearing of petitions filed against the Telecommunications Regulatory (Amendments) Bill.
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