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 ...

Minister of National Languages and Social Integrity Mr. Vasudeva Nanayakkara has instructed the Department of Official Languages to fully implement the official languages policy of the country.  The shortage of translators has adversely affected the implementation of the policy, and as a remedial

A solution has been found to the shortage of English teachers. Minister S.B. Dissanayake said that the English Diploma Courses of the Sri Lanka Higher Education Institute will be modernized so that the students who are following Diploma Courses could be recruited as English teachers. Speaking

Feb 14, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government said that there would not be a need to import vegetables although there would be a possible shortage due to the adverse weather conditions experienced in the country recently.

By Dinouk Colombage As the unnatural weather conditions continue to wreak havoc, governments around the world are preparing to ‘tighten the belt’ as food prices are expected to soar as food levels drop. The floods in Australia, the prolonged snowstorms in Europe and the United States, and the potential drought in China, have all contributed ...

By Romesh Abeywickrema Long years ago some wise ancients, among them St. Ambrose, discovered that the best way to enjoy the then thriving city of Rome was to do as the Romans do, hence the yet widely used English proverb, ‘When in Rome do as the Romans do’ or as first attested in medieval Latin ...

Less Veggies, But No Imports By Maryam Azwer Recent weather conditions, with the floods added to it, have brought about a shortage of vegetables, but the Ministry of Cooperatives and Internal Trade will not import vegetables, said Ministry Secretary, Sunil S. Sirisena. “There is a shortage

A major food shortage is looming on Sri Lanka's east coast after heavy flooding.

Experts predict shortages of staple foodstuffs like rice within a few weeks as a result of the second wave of floods in Sri Lanka.

By Dr. M. A. Mohamed Saleem and Arjuna Hulugalle Gandhi Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka "War is over, terrorism is subdued, separatism is a taboo, and therefore Sri Lankans should come to believe that everything is on course for making this country of ours into an economic hub in the region" was the message a senior member of the governing party tried to convey recently. No one will g...

Many students all over the world are considering a career in engineering in response to the global shortage of engineers. With this in mind, the Faculty of Engineering Sciences of the Colombo International Nautical and Engineering College (CINEC) is providing an educational opportunity for suitably

By Dr. S. Narapalasingam PART I The baffling moves and actions on the political front of the potent government led by President Mahinda Rajapaksa, since the war ended conclusively mid May 2009 have been considered discretely by many analysts, ignoring...

Jan 25, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Cooperatives and Internal Trade Minister Johnston Fernando has said that there would not be a shortage in paddy this year, as the government has a buffer stock in paddy to last for another three months.

Thirty eight employees have been recruited for the Sri Lanka Scientific Service overcoming a shortage that prevailed for a long period. They were presented with the appointment letters under the patronage of Deputy Minister Vijaya Dahanayake. They are all attached to the Health Ministry

(Lanka-e-News 20.Jan.2011, 10.00PM) It is reported that over 20 lakhs coconuts which were urgently imported from Keral , India to meet the coconut shortage...

Jan 20, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Agrarian Services and Wildlife Minister S.M. Chandrasena has said today that there was no threat of the country facing a paddy shortage in the next few months due to the recent floods.

Media reports that over 60 percent of the total Maha paddy cultivation of the country was destroyed are baseless. Only 17 percent of the paddy lands were affected. The Government has already stored 15 percent paddy from the total paddy requirement. There will be no price increase or paddy scarcity in the country due to floods, the report further said. “The Agrarian and Wildlife M...

Rice Shortage Likely In The Coming Months By Raisa Wickrematunge and Abdul H. Azeez Heavy rains lashed the island unmercifully this week. The ensuing floods and earth slips have damaged houses, affecting over a million people.  Further dangers that will only be truly realised in the months

Jan 15, Embilipitiya: A Sri Lankan government minister said today that the country lacked political leaders and was facing a shortage of such leaders.

There is a shortage of true leaders presently in Sri Lanka, says Youth Affairs and Skill Development Minister Dullas Alahapperuma. He states that in the past leaders were elected to the Parliament through various unjust means.

Sri Lanka has a shortage of leaders, Youth Affairs and Skills Development Minister Dullas Alahapperuma said addressing an event in Ambilipitiya today. He added that there was a lack of...

By Malinga H. Gunaratne A rejoinder to Rex Hermon LLM ( Monash) Barrister at Law (Lincolns Inn), former Director of George Steuart and Company from Malinga Herman Gunaratne — 5th Standard S. Thomas’ College, Mt. Lavinia, 6th Standard St. Servatius College, Matara, and The Pembroke Academy. No, there was no delusion at all. I knew ...

The Sri Lankan government has suspended plans to import coconuts as a way of tackling rising prices and a national shortage.

Sri Lanka's chicks, nuts and sex workers

Dec 23, Colombo: Sri Lanka Minister of Cooperatives and Internal Trade Johnston Fernando says that the government has decided to import big onion from Pakistan to eradicate the shortage and escalation of prices.

The Sri Lankan Government has intervened to address a severe shortage of coconuts - a dietary staple for the island.