Aug 06, Colombo: Sources at Sri Lanka's national hospital say that the government hospitals are facing a severe shortage of surgical gloves.

Aug 03, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Cooperatives and Internal Trade Minister Johnston Fernando has accused traders of creating an artificial cement shortage in many parts of the country.

A cargo vessel reaches the Colombo with a stock of cement. It will thus ease the current shortage of cement. Giving his views Chairman of Lanka Cement Corporation Sisira Paranagama said that a stock of cement had reached the country and this would be issued before 12 midnight today. The stocks

Minister Johnston Fernando has informed the Consumer Affairs Authority to take stern legal action against traders who sell cement above the control price of hoard or stash stocks. At present there is a minor shortage of cement. The Minister said this would be solved within the next few weeks

July 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka construction industry sources say that the industry is affected by a severe shortage of cement.

(Lanka-e-News -29.July.2011, 5.30P.M.) There was a cement shortage from last two weeks in Sri Lanka and now it became to worst condition as there is no cement at all in the market....

July 29, Colombo: Trade unions affiliated to Sri Lanka's health sector and the Medical Supplies Division of the Health Ministry are at loggerheads over drug shortages in hospitals island wide.

Sri Lanka and Australia are likely to have the DRS only for the Test-leg of the upcoming tour because of a shortage of cameras required for the minimum technology standards

Sri Lanka and Australia are likely to have the DRS only for the Test-leg of the upcoming tour because of a shortage of cameras required for the minimum technology standards

(Lanka-e-News -14.July.2011, 3.30P.M.) According to the senior officers of the Ministry, today’s biggest issue at the Ministry of External Affairs is the shortage...

July 05, Colombo: Sri Lanka's power and energy supplier, Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) announced that it has officially decided to go for power cuts to manage the shortage of electricity production in the country.

July 03, Colombo: Sri Lanka Minister of Education Bandula Gunawardena says that priority will be given to the proficiency of Tamil language when recruiting trainees for teacher training institutes of the country.

June 24, Colombo: Sri Lanka Ministry of Health says doctors will be appointed from next month to 77 hospitals that were closed due to the shortage of doctors.

A shortage of employees at Sri Lanka`s Central Mail Exchange has resulted in the accumulation of ove..

June 20, Colombo: A shortage of employees at Sri Lanka's Central Mail Exchange has resulted in the accumulation of over 20,000 registered letters unsorted.

By Raisa Wickrematunge – Photos by Asoka Fernando It’s ‘teacher’s’ birthday today. Three boys run up to Chandrani Perera Hettigoda, fighting over who gets to be the first to hand her a handmade gift and card. This isn’t a typical schoolroom scene, though. In fact, Hettigoda is not really a teacher, despite the misleading moniker. ...

June 02, Colombo: The Chairman of Sri Lanka Public Service United Nurses' Union (PSUNU) Ven. Muruttettuwe Ananda Thero says that the opening of new wards and units in hospitals without increasing the cadre of nurses has caused a severe pressure on the nursing service.

By Dr. O.G Dayaratna-Banda Department of Economics and Statistics University of Peradeniya Adoring the discarded neo-liberalism The Secretary to the Treasury of Sri Lanka has seemingly informed the Vice Chancellors of the Universities at a meeting held at the UGC that the “increase of the salaries of university academics or any other public sector workers ...

May 23, Colombo: Sri Lanka Health Ministry has initiated an investigation and a disciplinary probe into the conduct of the ex-director in charge of supplies division of the Ministry.

May 05, Colombo: Cooperatives and Internal Trade Minister Johnston Fernando has justified the Sri Lankan government's decision to increase the prices of milk powder saying the move has averted a threat of a possible milk powder shortage.

UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe called Co Deputy Leader Sajith Premadasa for a discussion last week. The meeting between the two was held last Monday afternoon at the parliamentary complex. Wickremesinghe has discussed the appointments of the National Organiser and the new Working Committee scheduled to take place this week. The party’s consultative committee is to ...

By Tisaranee Gunasekara "….too many people desire to suppress criticism simply because they think that it will give some comfort to the enemy to know that there is such criticism. If that comfort makes the enemy feel better for a...

Extracts from the report on Sri Lanka of the advisory panel appointed by Ban Ki Moon Shelling hospitals The following are extracts from the Ban Ki Moon report pertaining to instances where hospitals were allegedly shelled: On or around 19...

Tea export earnings increased by 16.1% to US$ 1,375 million last year due to both increased volumes and high prices. Ceylon tea continued to fetch the highest prices in the major auction centres of the world last year mainly due to the fine quality of Ceylon tea and the high international demand for orthodox tea. ...

Apr 11, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government says it is ready to import milk powder if a necessity arose.

Apr 07, Colombo: The Sri Lankan parliament has approved regulations that would help the government to take necessary measures to prevent a shortage of rice in the country.

Nearly 97 hospitals located across various parts of the island have been shut due to the shortage of doctors, the pro-Government Sinhala daily Lankadeepa said in a front page lead article quoting health ministry sources. Majority of the affected hospitals are located in the NorthEast

The Health Ministry has said that a National Drug Regulatory Authority Bill will be presented to Parliament in July this year. The Bill is to be presented with the aim of regulating the pharmaceutical trade and industry in the country. Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena has told the media that certain pharmaceutical companies that were to ...

The Health Minister attributes the shortage of paracetamol to the rejection of the low quality standard stocks imported recently. He said the Drugs Manufacturing Corporation is willing to produce Sri Lanka’s requirements locally. The Minister pointed out that that the problems in the quality

By Raisa Wickrematunge The rising cost of living is a persistent issue. The recent recession together with local factors such as heavy rains have put upward pressure on prices. Bread is fast becoming a luxury, the buth packet is on a diet and people are queuing for cheap vegetables and coconuts. Luckily, the government has ...