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One hundred and seventy five (175) of the 852 Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) owned busses which have been out of service for nearly three years due to the shortage of spare parts have been repaired at a cost of Rs 300 million. Of the 175 buses which have been made roadworthy, 15 buses
- Serial bus yobs ban (Category: South Australia)
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By Saman Indrajith The SJB yesterday commenced collecting signatures for a no-confidence motion against Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella.Opposition and SJB leader Sajith Premadasa announced to the House that his party had decided to move a no confidence motion against Health Minister Rambukwella and invited others to support it. Premadasa commenced the signing of the motion […]
- No confidence against Keheliya defeated 113 – 73 with 38 MPs absent (Category: Breaking News)
- SJB Leader wants action against not only Rambukwella but also 113 MPs who defeated no-faith motion (Category: Breaking News)
- No faith-motion against Keheliya: Mixed reaction from health sector (Category: Breaking News)
- SJB punching above its weight (Category: Breaking News)
At first glance, life in Sri Lanka's financial capital Colombo looks deceptively normal.The post Is the worst over for Sri Lanka’s economic crisis? appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- USAID Administrator Samantha Power arrives in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s revenue shortfall concerns IMF team – sources (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka aims to have $2.9 billion IMF loan finalised in December (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka hit by record brain drain, but some stay to rebuild (Category: Breaking News)
While sitting in a car on Duplication Road one evening around 6 pm in a traffic jam, it occurred to me that if an alien being happened to pass by, she would be intrigued as to why Sri Lankans are so fond of Colombo that they are prepared to sacrifice so much in order to […]
- JVP plans protest in Colombo tomorrow (Category: Breaking News)
- Archbishop Emeritus Oswald Gomis passes away (Category: Breaking News)
- Say no to NEPF! Say no to abolishing free education! (Category: Breaking News)
- Economist falls to his death (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe has instructed the Health Ministry to expedite the approval process for drugs endorsed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).The post Sri Lanka President instructs to expedite drugs approval process, suggests amendment of NMRA Act appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Sri Lanka President instructs to formulate new Medical Act within six months to protect citizens... (Category: Breaking News)
- President responds to drug shortage, suggests amendment of NMRA Act (Category: Breaking News)
- President wants compensation from countries that recruit Lankan docs (Category: Breaking News)
- Compensation to be sought from countries taking Sri Lankan doctors (Category: Breaking News)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has instructed the Ministry of Health to expedite the approval process for drugs endorsed by the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA).
By Shamindra Ferdinando The Government Medical Officers’ Forum (GMOF) yesterday (13) pointed out that India couldn’t absolve itself of the responsibility for the alleged supply of low quality Indian medicines to Sri Lanka under the USD 1 bn credit line opened over a year ago. GMOF President Dr. Rukshan Bellana said so, referring to the […]
- Rape? Complain to CID, NMRA boss tells Dr. Bellana (Category: Breaking News)
- CID summons doctors’ union chief to record statement (Category: Breaking News)
- NHSL junior staff to continue protests until Dr. Bellana is removed (Category: Breaking News)
- Dr. Bellana says ready to resign if transferred from NHSL (Category: Breaking News)
Babarandage Don Sarath Appuham, a 59-year-old fisherman, has worked at Negombo Lagoon since he was a teenager. Palpable differences in tide patterns and fish catches from climate change have complicated his work. “We used to always go at 9am, then 1pm. It’s no longer that predictable,” Sarath told Al Jazeera. They have to gauge conditions […]
- Stern action if prohibited nets are used (Category: Breaking News)
- Empty Nets (Category: Business)
- SIS-Navy operation nets trawler with large consignment of narcotics (Category: Breaking News)
- DMK nets fishing crisis (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post A Year After Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka Remains In Crisis: New Leadership Has Failed To Uphold Basic Rights, Bring Accountability appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Canada Imposes Sanctions On Mahinda Rajapaksa And Gotabaya Rajapaksa For Human Rights Violations (Category: Breaking News)
- Getting Nearer To Solution As Options Narrow (Category: Breaking News)
- Damning Report From UN Envoy On Human Rights Spells Rocky Road For Nandasena Administration In G... (Category: Breaking News)
- Can Sri Lanka Come Out Of Its ‘Deer In The Headlights’ Mindset? (Category: Breaking News)
Video: Daily railway operations at risk owing to shortage of resources.
- Video: Cabraal-missile is stronger than Indian Agni-V missile (Category: Video)
- Video: Dambulla Mosque controversy could have been solved peacefully (Category: Video)
- Video: Sajith issuing misleading statements - Tissa (Category: Video)
- Video: No need for permission - Sajith (Category: Video)
Medical Faculty Students Action Committee alleges that there is a severe shortage of lecturers in every medical faculty in the country.
- Three faculties at Jpura uni closed - Registrar (Category: Breaking News)
- Laboratory to identify cancer cells (Category: Breaking News)
- Rajarata University medical faculty closed down (Category: Breaking News)
- Medical Faculty students stage satyagraha against hostel fees hike (Category: Breaking News)
By Dr. C. S. Weeraratna (csweera@sltnet.lk) Poverty is a condition characterized by severe deprivation of basic human needs, such as food, shelter, safe drinking water, sanitation facilities, health, and education. Various criteria are used to measure poverty. The most commonly used is based on incomes. A person is considered poor if his or her income level […]
- Urban poverty triples in Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Pro-poor growth and Economic growth in Sri Lanka - A critical analysis (Category: Breaking News)
- Deteriorating rural economy, and food security (Category: Breaking News)
- Overcoming Food Insecurity (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Misunderstood Taxation Of EPF & Other Superannuation Funds appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Apologetic Custodian Of The EPF Is Also A Victim (Category: Breaking News)
- Economy 2024: More Challenging Than The Two Previous Years (Category: Breaking News)
- EPF asked to pay 30% tax unless it participates in domestic debt restructuring process (Category: Breaking News)
- Central Bank informs EPF members: “decided to opt for” DDO (Category: Breaking News)
Udeni Kaluthantri, a 54-year-old port worker, became an overnight sensation last year for reasons that had nothing to do with his job. Days after protesters stormed the presidential palace in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, a video surfaced of Mr Kaluthantri lounging on a bed draped with the presidential flag. Pictures of young men jumping […]
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- Pakistan’s Supreme Court rules Imran Khan arrest was illegal (Category: Breaking News)
- A divided Japan bids farewell to its slain ex-PM (Category: Breaking News)
Attempts made by SriLankan Airlines to recruit foreigners had failed due to low pay and high taxes here, Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) MP Dayasiri Jayasekera told Parliament on Friday (07).He said that the management of SriLankan and the line Minister were encouraging pilots to leave the airline. “The dispute between pilots and the management […]
- Getting Wings (Category: Business)
- SriLankan obtains govt s approval to recruit foreign pilots (Category: Breaking News)
- Pilots of SriLankan Airlines slam shortsighted decisions of the management (Category: Breaking News)
- 70 pilots leave SriLankan during last six months – Sajith (Category: Breaking News)
an ammunition shortage. […]
- Pope condemns human ‘hunger for wealth and power’ at Christmas Eve Mass (Category: Breaking News)
- Zelensky wants Xi Jinping meeting following China’s peace plan (Category: Breaking News)
- Biden tells Zelensky his country will never stand alone (Category: Breaking News)
- Rishi Sunak visits President Zelensky in Kyiv as he pledges £50m in aid (Category: Breaking News)
By Rathindra Kuruwita The government must establish an institution to entertain complaints from patients about problems with drugs or services and a mechanism to investigate these complaints, President of the College of Medical Laboratory Science (CMLS) Ravi Kumudesh says. The Laboratory Technologist had also demanded an investigation into the death of a 35-year-old woman following […]
- Kumudesh questions Keheliya’s stand on drugs imported outside procedure (Category: Breaking News)
- Security forces to investigate drug problem in universities (Category: Breaking News)
- Transparency required for all available medicinal drugs - President (Category: Breaking News)
- STF arrests man with cache of controlled drugs worth Rs. 100mn (Category: Breaking News)
The German Embassy in Colombo, under its micro project scheme, signed two small-scale projects as part of its efforts towards community development and livelihood support in Sri Lanka. The project signed with Rajarata Janasahana Foundation aims to empower poverty-stricken communities in two villages of Mihintale, Ambathalagama and Thambuththegama Janajayagama in the Anuradhapura District. A grant ...
- Cabinet approves proposal to get LRT project back on track (Category: Breaking News)
- Over 20 injured after bus falls down precipice in Punduloya (Category: Breaking News)
- Academy of International Business and University of the Pacific sign Memorandum of Understanding (Category: Breaking News)
- Samantha Power to visit Sri Lanka to discuss crisis (Category: Breaking News)
Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella states that the government has introduced a program in order to prevent a shortage of medicines in the future.
By Norman Palihawadane Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena says that traders fleece the consumers by jacking up prices as well as selling substandard food while the Consumer Affairs Authority officials are preoccupied with egg raids. “I informed President Ranil Wickremesinghe of this problem. The Consumer Affairs Authority is there to ensure the protection of consumers’ rights. It is the mecha...
- Karu blasts businessmen, official for fleecing consumers (Category: Breaking News)
- Fish for consumers at reasonable prices for the festive season (Category: Breaking News)
- Watchdog group says 2011 smart grid legislation cited in federal bribery case put ComEd interest... (Category: USA, Illinois)
- Watchdog group says 2011 smart grid legislation cited in federal bribery case put ComEd interest... (Category: USA, Illinois)
Three hundred out of 1,400 medical graduates who completed internship in April this year had not accepted appointments as doctors here, former JVP MP Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said at a seminar in Colombo recently. Dr. Jayatissa said some medical graduates from local universities had not even completed internship. Around 1,700 medical doctors have left the […]
- Doctors across the island to stage protest today (Category: Breaking News)
- GMOF: Specialists hogging posts in Colombo at the expense of young docs (Category: Breaking News)
- Program to bring expatriate Sri Lankan doctors back to country (Category: Breaking News)
- Woman who was never sick in her life has medical problems post-coronavirus infection (Category: USA, Maryland)
Both airlines have a serious shortage of pilots, he said.A large number […]
- UL attempt to recruit foreign pilots flops due to low pay, high taxes – Dayasiri (Category: Breaking News)
- Four replacement engines for grounded aircraft by mid-July: Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- SriLankan obtains govt s approval to recruit foreign pilots (Category: Breaking News)
- SriLankan crisis: Pilots lambaste top management for mess (Category: Breaking News)
Laugfs Gas PLC, one of Sri Lanka s two largest suppliers of domestic Liquefied Petroleum (LP) gas, has assured that there is no gas shortage in the country, despite certain rumors.
- The answer to cheaper gas bills? (Category: Technology)
- Mining Fear (Category: Business)
- Analysts: High Gas Prices Will Last Into 2011 (Category: USA, Georgia)
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Through the facility established by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sri Lanka, Michelin Foundation channels support to procuring essential medicine given the ongoing socio-economic situation in the country and to address the identified drug shortage as highlighted by the Ministry
- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Flavour (Category: Business)
- Seeking Direction (Category: Business)
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sri Lanka and Michelin Foundation have partnered to procure essential medicines for Sri Lanka. The medicines were handed over to the Ministry of Health this morning, in the presence of Keheliya Rambukwella, Minister of Health, and Dr. Anver Hamdani, Director Medical Technical Services, Coordinating In Charge/ COVID-19, Ministry […]
- UNDP and Michelin Foundation partner to procure essential medicines for hospitals in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan to provide essential medicines to Sri Lanka through UNICEF (Category: Breaking News)
- India supports early political solution in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- UNDP gives importance to working with vulnerable communities in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
SriLankan Airlines insists it has sufficient amount of pilots to meet its operational requirements of a reduced fleet. Issuing a statement, SriLankan Airlines said that it has been managing with a reduced fleet of 15 as opposed to the intended 18 aircraft over the last two months, which has impacted the airline’s flight schedule and […]
- SriLankan Airlines denies claims flight made emergency landing in Delhi (Category: Breaking News)
- SriLankan Airlines avoids possible mid-air collision (Category: Breaking News)
- SriLankan denies claims flights grounded over financial issues (Category: Breaking News)
- SriLankan Airlines denies claims it lost essential workers (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka is set to start bartering tea to Iran next month in lieu of $250 million owed for oil, a Sri Lankan official told Reuters on Friday, as the crisis-hit country tries to lift sales to a key market and protect its forex reserves.The post Sri Lanka set to start tea-for-oil barter with Iran next month appeared first on ONLANKA - Latest Breaking News updates on Sri Lanka.
- Sri Lanka settles US$ 20 million Iranian oil debt with tea (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka set to start tea-for-oil barter with Iran next month (Category: Breaking News)
- Lankan, Iranian officials discuss how to boost SL tea exports (Category: Breaking News)
- Iran to double tea imports from SL (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Wickremesinghe Safeguards The Rajapaksas; Mega Business Safeguards Wickremesinghe? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Calm Before The Storm! Aragalaya -’22 Has Rested Enough!!! (Category: Breaking News)
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- A Government Without The Wickremesinghes & Rajapaksas (Category: Breaking News)
- Is Ranil Wickremesinghe Unelectable? (Category: Breaking News)
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa told Parliament today that he loves to be a pilot. He said that flying as a pilot is a stressful thing and he loves to do it. Premadasa said this while speaking on the issue surrounding SriLankan Airlines. The Opposition Leader said that SriLankan Airlines is short of pilots. He said […]
- Getting Wings (Category: Business)
- SriLankan Airlines insists it has sufficient amount of pilots (Category: Breaking News)
- Dispute between SriLankan Airlines pilots and management (Category: Breaking News)
- Dispute between SriLankan Airlines pilots and management (Category: Breaking News)
The Matara Magistrate s Court has imposed fines on a company and two shops which had sold eggs above the controlled price declared by the government.
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