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Sri Lanka is struggling to secure dollar earnings and that has threatened its fuel, gas imports.
Except 2 sessions, the market has witnessed foreign inflows in last 34 straight sessions.
By Rathindra Kuruwita The National Hospital of Sri Lanka (NHSL), Colombo, has stopped most of the biochemical tests due to the non-availability of the reagents, President of the College of Medical Laboratory Science (CMLS) Ravi Kumudesh told The Island yesterday. “Most patients are asked to get these tests done in private labs. A number of […]
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The United States (US) wants to ensure the people of Sri Lanka recover from current crisis and thrive. The United States Permanent Representative to the UN Agencies in Rome, Ambassador Cindy McCain concluded a two-day official visit to the North Western and Central Provinces of Sri Lanka today. Accompanied by the United States Ambassador to […]
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By Jehan Perera The economic situation in Sri Lanka continues to deteriorate on multiple fronts though slowly enough for people who can afford to pay higher prices not to notice too much. For the past four months or so there has been a relatively steady supply of petrol, diesel and cooking gas. The long queues […]
Exporters' main challenge is meeting orders due to fuel and power shortages and policy uncertainties.
Claiming that a recent report indicated that at least 32 Sri Lankan citizens go abroad every hour, Chairman of the National Movement for a Just Society Karu Jayasuriya said it was a sign of a country’s rapid decline.The post Recent report shows 32 Sri Lankans migrate every hour; sign of country’s rapid decline – Karu appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka ...
Plantations losing labour
Hundreds of people have been arrested by authorities as protests against Russia’s new “partial mobilisation” continue across the country, an independent rights group has said. OVD-Info said 724 people were detained across 32 different cities on Saturday. Widespread demonstrations have broken out since President Vladimir Putin announced plans to draft 300,000 men to fight in [R...
Sri Lanka is facing shortage of medical practitioners as many have opted to migrate amid economic crisis
Pakistan is allowing unlimited extraction and construction in Gilgit-Baltistan by China. The delicate ecology of the region will not be able to survive this exploitation. A toxic ‘friendship’ for Gilgit-Baltistan as its fragile ecology is ravaged. Pakistan’s current-day rulers (who represent the old colonial masters in manner and spirit) are nowhere to be found when […]
Sri Lanka is in the process of boosting its tourism amid forex shortage
Sri Lanka is facing shortage of drug as it is unable to import amid forex shortage
A meeting was held with the minister and other stakeholders on September 06
Nong Khai [Thailand], September 8 (ANI): The economic situation of Laos continues to worsen as the country is under a severe shortage of foreign reserves and owes a hefty sum of foreign debt to China as the country is suffering from twin deficits, a senior economist at Thailand’s Krungsri Research said in a statement. “The […]
There is a shortage of 7,000 workers in the railway department, Deputy General Manager of Railways Gamini Seneviratne said yesterday. The Railway Department had a cadre of 21,000, but there were only 14,000 staffers, he said. “This is having an adverse impact on the daily activities of the department,” Seneviratne said. He added that in […]
The Association of Medical Specialists (AMS) has confirmed that nearly 300 of their members will have to retire from government service on or before 31 December 2022 and their retirement will have an adverse impact on the health sector.AMS President Dr. LakKumar Fernando has, in a letter to Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, said the National […]
The health minister said 92 of 383 drugs are short in supply though Sri Lanka has 14 of the most vital drugs in stock
Thursday 22nd September, 2022 The government now has another problem to contend with, an unnerving one at that; it is troubled by the prospect of having to face an election, which it is scared stiff of. The Opposition is making the most of the SLPP’s fear of elections; it has gone into overdrive to pressure […]
Consumer inflation in Sri Lanka accelerated to 70.2% in August,the statistics department said on Wednesday, as the island nation reels under its worst economic crisis in decades.The post Sri Lanka inflation rate surges to 70.2% in August appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
Sri Lanka is facing a shortage of some essential medicines, Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said today. He said that there are 383 essential medications in use in Sri Lanka. The Minister said that of the 383 essential medications there is a shortage of around 90 medications. However, he said the situation has not reached an […]
Several train journeys will have to be cancelled in near future due to the existing employee vacancies, the Deputy General Manager of Railways, Gamini Seneviratne says.
BY Consultant Family Physician, Dr. S. Kumaran, and Viduni Basnayake This article describes the experiences of a novel, evidence-based approach that involves patients, and their family members, in delivering health care, providing medical education, and conducting research, at a primary care institution, called a Family Health Care Centre. The Northern Province, in Sri Lanka, is […]
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka is desperately looking for tourism earning to finance its imports
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Wickremesinghe also met King Charles III on Sunday September 18.
By Ifham NIzam Farmers in Sri Lanka have always been given high quality fertilisers. Although many countries use 1.5 percent biuret urea fertiliser, Sri Lanka used less than one percent of it in urea fertiliser, Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amraweera said. Minister Amaraweera was critical about baseless allegations that Sri Lanka provided low quality rice to […]
Tuesday 20th September, 2022 Two Cabinet ministers have crossed swords over rice imports. Trade Minister Nalin Fernando has sought to rubbish Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera’s recent claim that imported rice should be fed to farm animals as it is unfit for human consumption. Why Fernando has seen red is understandable; the Agriculture Minister’s statement serves […]